Quiaca

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093283
MRDS ID TC38589
Record type Site
Current site name Quiaca

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -69.93845, -14.99683 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puno(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Puno

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -69.93845, -14.99683

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOGGIO, M.S. 1985, PERU: A MINING COUNTRY INGEMMET V. 3, P. 199

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Restrepo, Pedro U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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