| Deposit ID | 10007955 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | CS00204 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bajo De Limon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | El Bajo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.44854, 9.91776 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Jose(province)
Costa Rica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | San Jose |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES: 41 - 60 PPM PB |
|---|---|
| Result | 161 - 210 PPM ZN, 1 SAMPLE 2,400 PPM ZN |
| Result | 91 - 120 PPM CU |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale |
| Rock unit name | Terraba Formation;Terraba Formation |
| Rock description | Terraba Formation;Terraba Formation |
| (1) | -84.44854, 9.91776 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Breccia Zone |
| General form | VEIN |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Swiss Aluminum Mining Of Costa Rica, S. A. (Samcosa) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | CS00204 |
DEFILIPPO, R. J., 1974, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES; COSTA RICA: MINERALS YEARBOOK 1974, V. 3, P. 1085.
SANDOVAL M., FELIPE, 1969, MINING POTENTIAL IN COSTA RICA: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 8, NO. 32, P. 7.
NACIONES UNIDAS, 1975, PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACION MINERA, COSTA RICA, TRABAJOS VARIOS (DP/UN/COS-72-004/3), INFORME TECNICO 3, P. 29.
ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 1978, DIAGNOSTICO DEL SECTOR MINERO: SAN JOSE, ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 91 P.
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.
NACIONES UNIDAS (1975)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS AND BRECCIA ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | Howe, Stephen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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