Rio Agujas

Occurrence in Puntarenas, 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. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008011
MRDS ID CS00286
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Agujas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.41658, 8.54699 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puntarenas(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Puntarenas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.48 GRAMS PER CUBIC METER IN THE CONGLOMERATE OF CONCESSION 974.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.41658, 8.54699

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION GRADES IN G/CUBIC M FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IN 1983: JUNE, 0.26; JULY, 0.33; AUGUST, 0.15; SEPTEMBER, 0.26; OCTOBER, 0.22.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS, R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1 SHEET.

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) UNPUBLISHED FILES VIEWED 1986.

  • 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

    CASTRO AND VARGAS, 1982

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON CONCESSION 974 THERE IS 2 METERS OF CONGLOMERATE AT 0.48 GRAMS PER CUBIC METER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1986 Cox, Dennis P. 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

Beyond USGS

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