Amayapampa

Prospect in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158169
MAS/MILS ID 3350350066
Record type Site
Current site name Amayapampa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.49947, -18.58093 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.49947, -18.58093

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • PLANS ARE TO BULK SAMPLE UNDERGROUND WORKING AND TO DRILL 50 HOLES, A 4,000 M REVERSE CIRCULATION PROGRAM. APPARENTLY, PREVIOUS CHANNEL SAMPLING AND CORE DRILLING HAS BEEN DONE.

Mining district

District name Amayapampa

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner De Capo Resources
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JUN 26, 1995, P B12.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AMAYAPAMPA IS LOCATED BETWEEN POTOSI AND ORURO IN THE HISTORIC GOLD-ANTIMONY DISTRICT OF THE SAME NAME.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-JUN-96 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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