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Wara Wara Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Antimony
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  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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090396
MRDS ID BL00014
Record type Site
Current site name Wara Wara Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.54119, -18.22265 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position 20 KM S70E FROM COSAPA

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

Comments on the location information

  • IN SADDLE BETWEEN CERRO ASU ASUNI AND CERRO PASA WILLKHI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Jarosite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Silicic And Sericitic; Alunitic?

Analytical data

Result MINTEC: AU UP TO 0.04 G/MT AG UP TO 1 G/MT AS 4 TO 230 PPM AND SB 4 TO 18 PPM. MOST AS VALUES LESS THAN 20 PPM. USGS (1990): UP TO 70 PPM PB, 50 PPM CU.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.54119, -18.22265
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Possible Intrusive Into Core Of Stratovolcano

Comments on the geologic information

  • A VERY LARGE AND COMPLEX ZONE OF ALTERATION IN AN ERODED STRATOVOLCANO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Mintec

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rodolfo Aguirre

Comments on development

  • CONCESSION IS ABOUT 30 SQ KM IN AREA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUN.

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL

  • Deposit

    EXAMINED BY USGS/GEOBOL GEOLOGISTS 1990

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION WORK BY MINTEC

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1990 Ratte, Jim And Gamble, Bruce (Usgs) 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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