La Montura Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Silver, Arsenic
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086906
MRDS ID BL00013
Record type Site
Current site name La Montura Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.24676, -17.94765 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position 15 KM S72W OF RIO BLANCO

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO CARBI ON BORDER WITH CHILE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Arsenic Critical Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Analytical data

Result TRACES OF AU, AS TO 600 PPM, AG LESS THAN 1 G/MT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Estratovolcan
    Rock description Estratovolcan

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.24676, -17.94765

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TYPICAL OF ARGILLIC ALTERATION IN STRATOVOLCANOS IN WESTERN VOLCANIC ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1988
Discoverer Mintec

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Edgar Quispe

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUN

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION WORK BY MINTE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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