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Huancarani Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006567
MRDS ID BL30121
Record type Site
Current site name Huancarani Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.74947, -19.33094 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 12 KM N75E OF SEVARUYO

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
Radium Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization

Analytical data

Result U3O8 GRADES OF 0.08%- 0.1% WERE DETECTED WITH COUNTS UP TO 6000 CPS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.74947, -19.33094
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY IS ALMOST COMPLETELY CONFINED TO ZONES OF FRACTURING AND SHEARING. VALUES VARY FROM 200 TO 100 CPS AGAINST BACKROUND OF 100 TO 150 CPS. VALUES UP TO 2500 CPS HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN PATCHES, THIS IS PARTLY DUE TO THE MAN EFFECT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS 20 M LONG, 2 SHAFTS TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 2 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MOST INTENSE RADIOACTIVITY IS RELATED TO MANGANESE STAINING AND FRACTURE FILLS AND TO KAOLINIZED SHEAR ZONES. RADON LEVELS IN SOILS WEST OF THE ANOMALY MEASURED UP TO 4.5 TIMES THE BACKROUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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