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Virgen De Copacabana Placer

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Tin, Tungsten
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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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006105
MRDS ID BL20029
Record type Site
Current site name Virgen De Copacabana Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.34952, -15.24774 (WGS84)
Elevation 600

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIO CONSATA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Gold Ore
Wolframite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result RECOVERED GOLD IS 0.5 AND 5 MM IN SIZE. GRAVELS CONTAIN 0.24% SN.

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 > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.34952, -15.24774
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer 1800'S

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Larecaja Ltda.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 19655000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.7247 g/mt Gold Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARRIENTOS CONSULTORES, 1985, REPORT IN MINTEC FILES.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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