Cocapata Mine and Placer

Past Producer in Cochabamba, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006636
MRDS ID BL30211
Record type Site
Current site name Cocapata Mine and Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.66614, -16.91435 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Relative position NW OF COCHABAMBA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.66614, -16.91435

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE COCAPATA RIVER FLOWS OVER NORTHWEST-TRENDING ORDOVICIAN SLATES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

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 GOLD MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN THREE MAIN STRUCTURES WITH VARYING TRENDS. HIGHEST GOLD CONCENTRATIONS OCCUR IN RIVER TERRACES AND AT THE FOOT OF THE COLLUVIAL DEPOSITS.

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.