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El Fuego Mine

Occurrence in Alajuela, Costa Rica with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007929
MRDS ID CS00167
Record type Site
Current site name El Fuego Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.48882, 9.98165 (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

Comments on the location information

  • BETWEEN GUAPINOL (MRDS-REV REC. NO. 123, MRDS REC. NO. 177) AND LA CIGUENA MINES (MRDS-REV REC. NO. 125, MRDS REC. NO. 175).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result CHAVES (1974), CITING MELLIS (1890), HAS GRADES OF 662.5 G/T AU AND 376.35 G/T AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.48882, 9.98165
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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 District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Aguacate Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1874
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 248g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPPPED BY THE AGUACATE CO.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AT LEAST 1000 METRIC TONNES AND $300,000 OF ORE "IN SIGHT" AT THE TIME OF THE ABANDONMENT OF THE MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REITZ, M. F., 1902, THE GOLD MINES OF COSTA RICA: ENG. MIN. J., V. 74, NO. 7, P. 211.

  • Deposit

    CHAVES, R., 1974, THE AGUACATE MINES OF COSTA RICA; GEOLOGY AND APPRAISAL: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., ANO 12, NO. 57, P. 5.

  • 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.

  • Production

    REITZ (1902)

Reporter information

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

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