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Tomuto Deposit

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Silver, Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094205
MRDS ID BL10084
Record type Site
Current site name Tomuto Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.0009, -17.17267 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 6 KM S85W OF VISCACHANI

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Mercury Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Mercury Ore
Silver Ore
Barite Gangue
Goethite Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite, Pyrite, Chlorite, Dickite, Halloysite Replace Feldspar And Mica

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.0009, -17.17267
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Sediments Intruded By Dacite

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Pablo De Lipez

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Illimani

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 23000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.7 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AG TO AU RATIO GREATER THAN 100:1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMPRESA MINERA ILLIMANI, 1990, PROSPECCION DEL DEPOSITO AURIFERO DE TOMUYO: UNPUBLISHED COMPANY REPORT, 28P.ONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-309, 6P., MAP 1:500

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMPRESA MINERA ILLIMANI (1990)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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