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Yani-Zongo Prospects

Prospect in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Kyanite
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096830
MRDS ID BL30145
Record type Site
Current site name Yani-Zongo Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.91618, -16.09215 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.91618, -16.09215
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 70000M
    Width 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PROSPECT

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 58800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Kyanite Kyn 10 wt-pct Andalusite-Kyanite-Sillmanite Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "A" QUALITY ANDALUSITE (0.28-1.25 MM GRAIN SIZE): 35.12-36.75% SIO2, 57.60-61.20% AL2O3; 0.36-0.50% FE2O3, 0.07-0.08% CAO, 0.06-0.07% MGO, 0.06-0.11% TIO2, 0.01-0.06% NA2O, 0.12-0.16% K2O, 0.42-0.64% GV; "B" QUALITY (1.25-2.0 MM): 35.29-35.90% SIO2, 57.20-59.55% AL2O3, 0.52-0.58% FE2O3, 0.07-0.08% CAO, 0.08-0.09% MGO, 0.18-0.28% TIO2, 0.07-0.08% NA2O, 0.11-0.14% K2O, 0.38-0.44% GV.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TIST (1985)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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