Cerro Cachi Laguna Occurrence

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Sulfur, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic
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. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006042
MRDS ID BL10332
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Cachi Laguna Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.89171, -21.66062 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000
Relative position 12 KM S40E OF MINA CORINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization

Analytical data

Result USGS (1990): AS MUCH AS 2 G/MT AG, 0.15% PB, 15 PPM CU, 700 PPM AS.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.89171, -21.66062

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discoverer U.S. Geological Survey/Servico Geologico De Bolivia For Metals

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PIT 2-3 SQ M IN SIZE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LOS ANDES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 41P

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL OCT. 2, 199

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED NATIVE SULFER FOUND IN ALTERED LAVA FLOWS. ALTERED ROCK IS ANOMALOUS IN PB AND AG.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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