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Cerro Manganeso Deposit

Occurrence in El Beni, Bolivia with commodities Manganese, Copper, Lead
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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 10006605
MRDS ID BL30173
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Manganeso Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.11548, -13.63417 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 30 KM S60W OF REMANSO (PTO. VILLAZON)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Beni(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia El Beni

Comments on the location information

  • CERRO MANGANESO IS A CONICAL HILL 200 TO 230 M IN DIAMETER AND 40 M HIGH. IN S PART OF SERRANIA SAN SIMON.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Extensive Wallrock Alteration Covers 20% Of Prospect.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Bonanza Formation
    Rock description Bonanza Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.11548, -13.63417
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M., AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153 P.

  • Deposit

    PITFIELD, P.E.J., AND OTHERS, 1987, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE PUERTO VILLAZON, BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, UP TO 12 CM THICK, OF MASSIVE CRYPTOMELANE, OVERLAIN BY 1 M THICK MANTLE OF VEIN MATERIAL AND PISOLITIC MANGANIFEROUS (SECONDARY CRYPTOMELANE AND PYROLUSITE) LATERITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-94 Long, Keith R. 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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