Rio Conzata Placer

Producer 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 10006543
MRDS ID BL30087
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Conzata Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.49952, -15.33107 (WGS84)
Relative position CONZATA.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Garnet Gangue
Ilmenite 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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.49952, -15.33107

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THIS PROSPECT CONTAINS ANCIENT AND MODERN ALLUVIAL MATERIAL FROM THE CONZATA AND SAN CRISTOBAL RIVERS. THE MATERIAL IS DERIVED FROM EROSION OF THE AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEINS IN THE UPPER REACHES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL WORKINGS ON ANCIENT AND MODERN TERRACES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE AURIFEROUS ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS OF THE CONZATA RIVER HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY DELINEATED. THEY CONTAIN FLAKY MACROSCOPIC GOLD AND NUGGETS NEAR THE BEDROCK AND FINER GOLD IN THE UPPER LAYER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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