Bladen-Trio Prospect

Occurrence in Toledo, Belize with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056638
MRDS ID TC00692
Record type Site
Current site name Bladen-Trio Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.66671, 16.60076 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Relative position NEAR TRIO CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Toledo(province)

Belize(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Belize Toledo

Comments on the location information

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE
  • EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LIGHT YELLOW-GREEN TO GREY, COMPACT AND SOFT. SOME OF ORE IS WEATHERED & DRIED OUT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Analytical data

Result ANSCHUTZ (1978) STREAM-SEDIMENT GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY BA

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Santa Rosa Group
    Rock description Santa Rosa Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.66671, 16.60076

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1976
Discoverer Anschutz Corp

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anschutz Corp.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: USED BY OIL INDUSTRY
  • PROSPECT LOCATED ON BASIS OF BA STREAM SEDIMENT ANOMALY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUVIREN, A., 1978, MEMO, ANACONDA MINERALS: ANACONDA COPPER CO., 3 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1975-78
Deposit DON RAUL; WNW/24 ENE; EMILIA, SUBHORIZONTAL; MARILI N-S/40-45E; LA CHILENITA, LA CORTADERO, N-S/40W

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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