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Paco Khaua Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086915
MRDS ID BL10016
Record type Site
Current site name Paco Khaua Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cerro Paco Khaua, Paco Cagua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.78285, -18.81152 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000
Relative position 5 KM S OF ESTANCIA VILUYO, 470 KM BY ROAD FROM LA PAZ.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • WITHIN THE ABRA DE KOLLAVILQUE BETWEEN CERRO PACO KHAUA AND VOLCAN PACO KHAUA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization, Argillization, Silicification

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS BY CIA. MINERA ILLIMANI (1989) AVERAGE: 0.01 G/T AU, 4.95 G/T AG

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.78285, -18.81152
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVILA-SALINAS BALDIVIESO, WALDO ARTURO, 1965, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE CARANGAS Y SUS ALREDADORES: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS, 150P., MAP 1:50,000.

  • Deposit

    CIA. MINERA ILLIMANI, 1989, ANNUAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990

  • Deposit

    SURFACE SAMPLING BY CIA. MINERA ILLIMANI (1989)

  • Deposit

    THESIS BY AVILA-SALINAS (1965)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R, U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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