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Pelera Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100648
MRDS ID BL20071
Record type Site
Current site name Pelera Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.86618, -15.48106 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Relative position 5 KM FROM GUANAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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 Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.86618, -15.48106
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Pelera

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 325000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.777 g/mt Gold Major 1986

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT AND FOUR ADITS 12 TO 26 M LONG

Comments on development

  • GRAVELS WORKED BY PANNING AND SLUICING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAURE B., 1986, INFORME ETAPA "A" PELERA - PROYECTO 512/86 - CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    CLAURE (1986)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLAKES AND NUGGETS OF GOLD UP TO 2 CM LONG IN OLD TERRACE CONGLOMERATES WHICH CONSIST OF SUBROUNDED CLASTS OF PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY AND MESOZOIC IGNEOUS ROCKS IN A SAND AND SILT MATRIX. RECENT STREAM SEDIMENTS LACK SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS OF GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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