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Sajo Prospect

Prospect in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006097
MRDS ID BL20013
Record type Site
Current site name Sajo Prospect
Alternate or previous names El Milagro, Rodrigo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.58281, -21.91422 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 8 KM S30W OF ESTANCIA AGUAS CALIENTES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • ON S FLAK OF CERRO SAN BARTOLOME VOLCANO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Solfataric

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Vitrophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.58281, -21.91422
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratovolcano

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Grupo Minero Industrial Sajo Ltda.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTO OF DISSEMINATED AND FRACTURE-FILLING SULFUR IN ALTERED TUFF AND VITROPHYRE. VEINLETS FILLING FRACTURES ARE 2 TO 8 CM WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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