Yuri-Tuichi Placer

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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006448
MRDS ID BL20486
Record type Site
Current site name Yuri-Tuichi Placer
Alternate or previous names Apolo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.58286, -15.23663 (WGS84)
Elevation 750
Relative position 45 KM NW OF APOLO

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

  • ALONG RIO TUICHI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.58286, -15.23663

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLE RESERVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PROYECTO APOLO - GEOBOL MINTEC 2-0-7

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO TO THREE M THICK SANDY CLAY LAYER OVERLIES UP TO 27 M OF GRAVEL. GRAVEL CONTAINS CLASTS OF SHALE, SANDSTONE, HIGHLY-ALTERED IGNEOUS ROCK, AND QUARTZ, AND ARE UNDERLAIN BY PAL SHALE AND SANDSTONE BEDROCK. GOLD OCCURS IN GRAVEL AS FINE FLAKES UP TO 0.8 MM IN SIZE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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