Gold Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006720
MRDS ID BL30310
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.91906, -16.01241 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 39 KM N5W OF SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Santa Cruz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Santa Rita Paragneiss Group
    Rock description Santa Rita Paragneiss Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.91906, -16.01241

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAY BE RELATED TO LJUR-ECRET QUARTZ VEIN NEARBY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRAIN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153P.

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM, AND SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-94 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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