Cerro Saca Sacani Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  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 10094204
MRDS ID BL10006
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Saca Sacani Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.62869, -19.13095 (WGS84)
Elevation 5250
Relative position 10 KM SW OF SAN ANTONIO DE PITACOLLO

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

  • ON NW FLANK CERRO SACA SACANI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Alunitic, Propylitic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.62869, -19.13095

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FE-STAINING IN PROPYLITICALLY ALTERED ANDESITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT APPEARS TO BE RECENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 199

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UPPER PROSPECT IS AT LEAST 10 BY 10 M IN SIZE. SECOND PROSPECT IS 40 TO 50 M BELOW FIRST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Ratte, Jim; Gamble, Bruce U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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