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Sibun River Prospect

Occurrence in Cayo, Belize with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056640
MRDS ID TC00693
Record type Site
Current site name Sibun River Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.65004, 16.93408 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM SE OF BALDY SIBUN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cayo(province)

Belize(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Belize Cayo

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ANALYSIS BY D.R. DERRY LTD.: 10 % ZN, 1.28 % PB, 0.17 % CU IN SMALL HAND SAMPLE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Santa Rosa Group
    Rock description Santa Rosa Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.65004, 16.93408
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne Fault Zone

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip S
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ne Fault Zone Controls Vein

Comments on the geologic information

  • MULTIPLE PHASES OF QUARTZ AND SULFIDE DEPOSITION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1968
Discoverer D.R. Derry Ltd.

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • VEIN IS 7.5 M WIDE TRACABLE ON SURFACE 150 M ALONG STRIKE WITHIN A 1 KM LONG FAULT ZONE. SULFIDES ARE FOUND IN A 45 CM WIDE IRREGULAR CENTRAL BAND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BATESON, J.H., AND I.H.S. HALL, 1977, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MAYA MOUNTAINS, BELIZE: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES (LONDON) OVERSEAS MEMOIR 3, 44 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1967-1969

Reporter information

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

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