Rio Pejibaye Prospect

Occurrence in Cartago, Costa Rica with commodities Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10008034
MRDS ID	CS00319
Record type	Site
Current site name	Rio Pejibaye Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-83.71241, 9.76082 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cartago(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Costa Rica	Cartago

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Copper	Primary
Barium-Barite Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Barite	Gangue
Pyrite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Analytical data

Result	AU UP TO 5.9 G/T

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-83.71241, 9.76082	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form VEINS

General form	VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	CS00319

Bibliographic references

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DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) UNPUBLISHED FILES VIEWED 1986.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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	QUARTZ VEINS.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1986	Cox, Dennis P.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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