El Norte?o 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 10005829
MRDS ID BL00008
Record type Site
Current site name El Norte?o Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.4301, -17.12296 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position 29 KM N55W OF 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 ANTACAHUA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization And Silicification

Analytical data

Result GOLD VALUES UP TO 0.23 G/MT, AG UP TO 0.5 G/MT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Estratovolcan
    Rock description Estratovolcan

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.4301, -17.12296

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Mintec

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Edgar Quispe

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUN

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION WORK BY MINTE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.