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Quebrada Ciebo Grande Prospect

Occurrence in Cayo, Belize with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085937
MRDS ID W701810
Record type Site
Current site name Quebrada Ciebo Grande Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.17005, 16.58076 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Relative position NW OF ENGINEER CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cayo(province)

Belize(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Belize Cayo

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM QUAD1 : 2365-I

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS OF DIXON (1956): AVERAGE JUST LESS THAN 2 DWTS PER CU YD GRAVEL. QUARTZ ARSENOPYRITE VEIN FLOAT ASSAYED 5.5 DWT/T AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Bladen Volcanic Member
    Rock description Bladen Volcanic Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.17005, 16.58076
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOLD PRPBABLY DERIVED FROM QUARTZ-ARSENOPYRITE VEINS RELATED TO THE BLADDEN VOLCANIC MEMBER

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1952
Discoverer C.G. Dixon

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRAVEL DEPOSITS ARE TOO SMALL TO SUPPORT ANYTHING LARGER THAN A SMALL PANNING OPERATION.

Comments on development

  • INVESTIGATED BY D.R. DERRY LTD. 1968-1969

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    BATESON, J.H. AND HALL, I.H.S., 1977, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MAYA MOUNTAINS, BELIZE: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL STUDIES (UK) OVERSEAS MEMOIR 3, 43 P.

  • Deposit

    DIXON, C.G., 1956, GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN BRITISH HONDURAS: BELIZE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, 85 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 50'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1991 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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