Huichajlupi Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Uranium
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094218
MRDS ID BL30133
Record type Site
Current site name Huichajlupi Prospect
Alternate or previous names Huichajlopy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.71614, -19.24761 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM S5W OF URMIRI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Los Frailes
    Rock description Los Frailes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.71614, -19.24761

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1970

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Coboen

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA.

  • Deposit

    MIRABAL, F., 1971, INFORME INTERNO HUICHAJLUPI: COMISION DE ENERGIA NUCLEAR.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIOACTIVE ANOMALIES IN RHYOLITE LAVAS UP TO 2000 CPS; IN TUFF UP TO 1700 CPS.

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.