Palillos-Asechahui Area Occurrence

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Nickel, Copper, Zinc

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10006248
MRDS ID	BL20225
Record type	Site
Current site name	Palillos-Asechahui Area Occurrence
Alternate or previous names	Apolo, Tigre Rumi, Rio Ipuni

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-68.43285, -14.49776 (WGS84)
Elevation	1400
Relative position	18 KM FROM APOLO
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Geographic areas

Country	State
Bolivia	La Paz
Bolivia	La Paz

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Nickel	Primary
Copper	Primary
Zinc	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Boulangerite	Ore
Covellite	Ore
Galena	Ore
Pyrite	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-68.43285, -14.49776	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	BL20225

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GEOBOL, 1977, INFORME SOBRE PROSPECCION GEOQUIMICA E INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS - PROYECTO GEOMINERALOGICO APOLO: GEOBOL INFORME 1977-LP-1
Deposit

GEOBOL, 1979, PROYECTO GEOMINERALOGICO APOLO: GEOBOL INFORME 1979-LP-9
Deposit

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

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	BLACK SHALES CONTAIN ANOMALOUS VALUES IN ZN, CU, CO, AND NI IN A GOSSAN ZONE. AT PALILLOS THERE ARE SULFIDE VEINLETS.

Reporter information

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