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

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