Rudin Mine

Occurrence in Alajuela, Costa Rica with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007922
MRDS ID CS00159
Record type Site
Current site name Rudin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.59994, 10.02886 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alajuela(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Alajuela

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 151
USGS model code 25d
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Sado
Mark3 model number 28

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Aguacate Formation
    Rock description Aguacate Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Aguacate Formation
    Rock description Aguacate Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.59994, 10.02886

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aguacate (Macacona) District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTILLO M., ROLANDO, 1984, GEOLOGIA DE COSTA RICA; UNA SINOPSIS: SAN JOSE, EDITORIAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, P. 143.

  • 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-JUN-1986 Howe, Stephen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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