Tangani Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086932
MRDS ID BL10118
Record type Site
Current site name Tangani Prospect
Alternate or previous names Yauri Chambi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.42285, -17.76072 (WGS84)
Elevation 3950
Relative position 10 KM N10W OF CURAHUARA DE CARANGAS

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Analytical data

Result UP TO 8% CU (MITCHELL, 1968)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Totora
    Rock description Totora
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.42285, -17.76072

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 5 W
    Dip 29 E
    Thickness 0.03M
    Length 15M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • CU MINERALS REPLACE CALCITE CEMENT IN SANDSTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MITCHELL AZARDUM, JORGE, 1968, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE CURAHUARA DE CARANGAS-CRUCERO-TOTORA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE INGENERIA GEOLOGICA, 58P., MAP 1:50,000

  • Deposit

    THESIS BY AZARDUM (1968)

  • Deposit

    THESIS BY MITCHELL (1968)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS ARE 10 TO 30 CM THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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