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Siberia Mine

Occurrence in San Jose, Costa Rica with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007950
MRDS ID CS00197
Record type Site
Current site name Siberia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.70824, 9.55389 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Jose(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica San Jose

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 20 KM N OF SAN ISIDRO, ON THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME CHALCOCITE IS OF HIGH ENOUGH GRADE TO ALLOW DIRECT BAGGING OF CRUSHED ORE FROM SOME VEINS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.70824, 9.55389
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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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minas De Talamanca, S. A.

Comments on development

  • MINING AND EXPLORATION OVER AN AREA OF 28 SQUARE KM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASHLEY, B. E., AND BRIGGS, R. C., 1970, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF COSTA RICA, IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1970: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES YEARBOOK, V. 3, P. 898.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS.

Reporter information

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

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