Serkhe Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090395
MRDS ID BL00009
Record type Site
Current site name Serkhe Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cerke

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.36482, -17.34378 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position 17 KM S65W FROM BERENGUELA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO SERKHE NEAR SUMMIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization And Silicification

Analytical data

Result A FEW ANOMALOUS SAMPLES UP TO 0.1 G/MT AU AND 8 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Miocene
    Chronological age 6
    Dating method K-Ar
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Cerke
    Rock description Cerke
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Miocene
    Chronological age 6
    Dating method K-Ar

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.36482, -17.34378

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALTERED ANDESITE CUT BY FRESH DIKES AND CAPPED BY UNALTERED LAVA. CERKE FORMATION DATED BY LAVENU ET AL (1989) AT 5.7 PLUS/MINUS 0.5 MA FROM SAMPLE NEAR ESTANCIA SCACANI SE OF CERRO SERKHE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1988
Discoverer Mintec

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Roberto Sanchez

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.