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Cerro Zapaleri Prospect

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Sulfur, Manganese, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006004
MRDS ID BL10264
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Zapaleri Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cristobal Colon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.19947, -22.79753 (WGS84)
Elevation 5500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO ZAPALERI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Kaolinite Gangue
Opal Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.19947, -22.79753
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratovolcano

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • N-S Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE LOS ANDES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 41P.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAY BE UP TO THREE DEPOSITS ON CERRO ZAPALERI: A FUMAROLIC S DEPOSIT, AN EPITHERMAL MN DEPOSIT, AND POSSIBLE CU PORPHYRY MINERALIZATION. SMALL DEPOSITS OF SULFUR OCCUR ALONG N-S FRACTURES AS DISSEMINATIONS IN ALTERED TUFF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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