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Canguro Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005826
MRDS ID BL00005
Record type Site
Current site name Canguro Prospect
Alternate or previous names Canguro Ii, Navidad, Cerro Cancha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.68866, -19.63927 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 3 KM S70W OF SALINAS DE GARCI MENDOZA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO KANCHA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result USGS ANALYSES FROM CERRO CANCHA AREA FOUND NO DETECTABLE AU AND UP TO 2 PPM AG.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.68866, -19.63927
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • SILICIFICATION AND BRECCIA ZONES ADJACENT TO DACITE AND RHYOLITE DIKES. BASE METAL VEINS OF QUARTZ-SIDERITE-BARITE-GALENA MAY BE IN OLDER TERTIARY ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1987
Discoverer Mintec

Mining district

District name Salinas De Garci Mendoza

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Davila, Alfredo

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS ON OXIDIZED VEINS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUN

  • Deposit

    AREA VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL, 1990

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION WORK BY MINTEC FROM 1987

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia

Beyond USGS

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

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