| Deposit ID | 10085936 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701809 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Pine Ridge Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.92005, 17.08074 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 600 |
| Relative position | NEAR PRIVASSION CAMP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Belize(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country |
|---|
| Belize |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ANALYSES BY DIXON (1956): PRIVASSION CREEK LOCALITY 4.5. OZ/T CASSITERITE, LITTLE VACQUEROS CREEK LOCALITY 18 TO 31 OZ/T CASSITERITE. ALLUVIUM NEARBY GRADES UP TO 8 OZ/T CASSITERITE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mountain Pine Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Mountain Pine Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Santa Rosa Group; |
| Rock description | Santa Rosa Group; |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -88.92005, 17.08074 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1927 |
| Discoverer | L.H. Ower |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701809 |
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.
BATESON, J.H., AND HALL, I.H.S., 1977, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MAYA MOUNTAINS, BELIZE: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES (UK) OVERSEAS MEMOIR 3, 43 P.
DIXON, C.G., 1956, GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN BRITISH HONDURAS: BELIZE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, 85 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BARREN QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 20 CM WIDE BOUNDED BY ZONES OF DISSEMINATED CASSITERITE UP TO 0.75 M WIDE. MINERALIZATION EXTENDS UP TO 150 M INTO INTRUDED SEDIMENTS. |
| Deposit | UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1926 TO 1928 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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