Rio Challana Placers

Past 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068812
MRDS ID W002070
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Challana Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.91618, -15.58106 (WGS84)
Relative position MIDDLE CHALLANA RIVER, UPSTREAM FROM GUANAY, AND 10 KMS S OF TIPUANI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result SPARSE SURFACE SAMPLING VALUES IN CANGALLI CONGLOMERATE 3.6 GMS/CU YD, IN RIVER GRAVELS 0.93 GM/CU YD.

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
    Rock unit name Cangalli Formation Conglomerates
    Rock description Cangalli Formation Conglomerates
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.91618, -15.58106

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form CHANNEL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Guanay, Northeastern Foothills

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MODERN STREAM PLACERS AND GOLD-BEARING CONGLOMERATES OF THE CANGALLI FORMATION ON THE CHALLANA RIVER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FREYDANCK, H. G., 1964, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN THE GOLD REGION NORTH OF LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, DEPTO. NAC. GEOL., BOLIVIA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CANGALLI CONGLOMERATE ALONG TIPUANI RIVER TO THE NORTH WERE NOTORIOUSLY RICH. THIS UNIT STRIKES SSE AND PROBABLY EXTENDS TO CHALLANA RIVER DRAINAGE SYSTEM. SPARSE SURFACE SAMPLING INDICATES VALUES IN THE CANGALLI CONGLOMERATE TO BE 3.6 GMS/YD3, AND GRAVELS IN RIVER TO BE 0.93 GM/YD3 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1973 Irving, Earl M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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