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Sonia Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005833
MRDS ID BL00015
Record type Site
Current site name Sonia Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.84119, -18.78096 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000
Relative position 4KM S25W OF ESTANCIA CANTERIANI DE CHAPI

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

  • ON N FLANK OF CERRO AZUFRANI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Argillic, Propylitic

Analytical data

Result VEINLET SAMPLE (USGS): 2 G/MT AU, 1740 G/MT AG, 110 PPM SB, 100 PPM AS
Result ALTERED ZONES (MINTEC): HAVE AS MUCH AS 0.4 G/MT AU AND 16 G/MT 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 > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.84119, -18.78096
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LARGE ALTERATION ZONE IN ERODED STRATOVOLCANO COMPLEX

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Mining district

District name Sonia-Susana

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Victor Cortez

Comments on development

  • MINOR AG PRODUCTION BY SPANISH COLONISTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUN.

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, UGSG/GEOBOL

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION BY MINTEC

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 1990

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1990 Ratte, Jim And Gamble, Bruce (Usgs) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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