Paco Kkollu Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005943
MRDS ID BL10156
Record type Site
Current site name Paco Kkollu Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cerro Jankho Willkhi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.62785, -18.8393 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Intense Alteration Of Unknown Type

Analytical data

Result VALUES OF 100 TO 150 G/MT AG REPORTED (PAN ANDEAN S.A., 1990, ORAL COMMUN.)

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 > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.62785, -18.8393

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Mining district

District name Negrillos

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Peter Matthews

Comments on development

  • IN 1990 BEING DRILLED BY PAN ANDEAN S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAN ANDEAN S.A., 1990, ORAL COMMUN

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL, 199

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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