Iranuta Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006577
MRDS ID BL30135
Record type Site
Current site name Iranuta Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.79949, -19.6976 (WGS84)
Elevation 3950
Relative position 16 KM N85E OF INEXA

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Bornite Ore
Cerargyrite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stephanite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Sericitization, Propylitization, Argillization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.79949, -19.6976

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization And Alteration Related To Silicified Dykes 2 To 40 M Wide.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Maria Luisa

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comibol

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SAMPLES CONTAIN 110-607 G/MT AG, 1.15-18.50% PB, AND 1.23-4.64% ZN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CLAROS A., J., 1989, GEOQUIMICA DE ROCAS EN LA CORDILLERA INTERSALAR SECTOR IRANUTA: SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA BOLIVIANA MEMORIAS 8TH CONGRESO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, V. 2, P. 174-194.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLETS 0.01-0.1 M WIDE IN SUBPARALLEL ZONES 50 TO 500 M LONG AND 5-10 M WIDE OXIDIZED TO 5 TO 7 M DEPTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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