Ulla Ulla Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006446
MRDS ID BL20484
Record type Site
Current site name Ulla Ulla Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.33287, -14.98108 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ALONG THE BOLIVIAN BORDER WITH PERU

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hematite 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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.33287, -14.98108

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 8016000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.0931 g/mt Gold Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 165792000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.0118 g/mt Gold Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) RIO SECO ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; (2) SUCHES MORAINE

Comments on development

  • COMIBOL CHURN DRILLED DEPOSIT 1974-1975 AND COLLECTED CHANNEL SAMPLES OF MORRAINES. RIO SECO ALLUVIAL AND SUCHES MORRAINE PLACERS HAD BEST POTENTIAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JIMENEZ, M., AND CABRERO, J., 1975, EXPLORACION DEL DISTRITO ULLA ULLA DE SUCHES - PELECHUCO: SUBGERENCIA DE GEOLOGIA DE ORURO - COMIBOL, INFORME INTERNO.

  • Deposit

    TAPIA O., 1975, EXPLORACION GEOLOGICA PROYECTO NORTE DE LA PAZ, SUB GERENCIA DE GEOLOGIA ORURO - COMIBOL, INFORME INTERNO.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACERS IN QUAT MORAINES, FLUVIAL-GLACIAL CONGLOMERATE, AND ALLUVIUM WITH SMALL FLAKES OF GOLD. BASEMENT CONSISTS OF PAL AND CEN ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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