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Mine 2

Past Producer in San Blas*, Panama with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057183
MRDS ID TC01671
Record type Site
Current site name Mine 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.09702, 9.42139 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Blas*(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama San Blas*

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION OF RIO MANDINGA AREA; 1640 FT NE OF MINE 1 ON RIDGE CREST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.09702, 9.42139
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Post Mineralization Shearing

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, TABULAR, MASSIVE
    Strike NE
    Dip 30SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916

Mining district

District name Rio Mandinga Area

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOME ORE IN PLACE, REST IS FLOAT AND WOULD NEED TO BE HAND SORTED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.854HA
    Overall depth 24.38M
    Overall length 118.87M
    Overall width 76.2M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, F.S., 1957, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF PANAMA, IN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA BY R.J. ROBERTS AND E.M. IRVING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 106-135

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIMONS, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGEST MINE IN AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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