Rio San Juan Del Oro Placer

Occurrence in Potosi, 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. Ore body information
  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 10006568
MRDS ID BL30124
Record type Site
Current site name Rio San Juan Del Oro Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.24112, -21.68088 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM S60W OF ENTRE RIOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • PLACER ALONG RIO SAN JUAN DEL ORO BETWEEN RIO MOJINETE AND RIO VILUYO.

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.24112, -21.68088

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 8000M
    Width 700M

Comments on the geologic information

  • RIO SAN JUAN DEL ORO WATERSHED CONTAINS TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS AND ORD SHALE AND SANDSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SAMPLES CONTAIN 6 MG AU/YD3

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MATTHEWS, P.F.P., 1988, ALLUVIAL GOLD POTENTIAL IN BOLIVIA: REPORT TO BANCO MINERO DE BOLIVIA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAVEL WITH SUBROUND CLASTS UP TO 0.3M IN SIZE OF SANDSTONE AND VOLCANIC ROCK.

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.