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Camblaya-Kory Mayu Prospect

Occurrence in Chuquisaca, Bolivia with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006101
MRDS ID BL20020
Record type Site
Current site name Camblaya-Kory Mayu Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.08275, -20.91423 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Relative position 10 KM NE OF VILLA ABECIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chuquisaca(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Chuquisaca
Bolivia Tarija

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG RIO PILAYA AND ITS TRIBUTARY RIO CAMBALAYA WHICH FORM THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS OF CHUQUISACA AND TARIJA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Garnet Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.08275, -20.91423
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORD SANDSTONE, SHALE, AND QUARTZITE MAKE UP THE RIVER BED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera Boliviana (Comibol)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 131143000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.0024 g/mt Gold Major 1979

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TERRACE PROSPECTS 20,811,500 M3, CAMBLAYA RIVER RIVERBED 44,760,000 M3, PROSPECTS IN SANDS AND GRAVELS 65,571,500 M3, AVERAGE GRADE FOR THE THREE DEPOSIT TYPES ARE 246, 126, 36, 24 MG/M3 AU RESPECTIVELY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAURE H., RUIZ E., 1979, PROYECTOS GEOLOGICOS DE ORO COMIBOL-GEOBOL, INFORME EN MIN. MINAS N 141 CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON (1992), CLAURE (1979)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED IN TERRACE GRAVELS ON BOTH SIDES OF RIVER. PLACERS ARE BETTER DEVELOPED ALONG THE RIO PILAYA SECTION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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