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Camargo Prospect

Occurrence in Chuquisaca, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Antimony, Mercury, Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006265
MRDS ID BL20245
Record type Site
Current site name Camargo Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49943, -20.82813 (WGS84)
Elevation 2400
Relative position 16 KM S85E OF SANTIAGO DE COTAGAITA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chuquisaca(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Chuquisaca
Bolivia Chuquisaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cinnabar Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Torotoro
    Rock description Torotoro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.49943, -20.82813
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-S Trending Camargo Syncline And Palca Higueras Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT PROSPECT ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TARQUINO, R., 1969, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT 1969-I-VM-12

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ISOLATED VEINS AND GROUPS OF VEINLETS OF SEVERAL TYPES: (1) OXIDIZED VEIN WITH TRACES OF GALENA AND SPHALERITE; (2) QUARTZ-PYRITE WITH TRACES OF NATIVE GOLD IN QUARTZ; (3) MILKY QUARTZ WITH STIBNITE; (4) QUARTZ-PYRITE-CHALCOPYRITE; (5) VEINLETS OF CHALCOPYRITE; (6) IMPREGNATIONS AND VEINLETS OF CINNABAR IN SANDSTONE.

Reporter information

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

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