La Desdichada Occurrence

Occurrence in Guanacaste, Costa Rica with commodity Manganese

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10007835
MRDS ID	CS00058
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Desdichada Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-85.72079, 10.34968 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guanacaste(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Costa Rica	Guanacaste

Comments on the location information

6.5 KM SW OF ARENAL, ON THE ROAD BETWEEN HUACAS AND ARENAL.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Manganese Critical	Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	97
USGS model code	24c
Deposit model name	Volcanogenic Mn

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-85.72079, 10.34968	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Arenal District

Comments on the reserve resource information

THE MN OXIDES IN THE SHALE ARE LOW GRADE, BUT THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH-GRADE FLOAT. LITTLE PROMISE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	CS00058

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R. J., 1944, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 935-H, P. 401.
Deposit

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1986	Howe, Stephen S.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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