Rio Boqueron Area

Occurrence in Colon, Panama with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057344
MRDS ID TC01851
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Boqueron Area
Alternate or previous names Hyatt Area, Includes Hyatt No. 1 Mine and Hyatt No. 2 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.51731, 9.43028 (WGS84)
Relative position 28 MI ENE OF COLON, ON W SIDE OF RIO BOQUERON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colon(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Colon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 97
USGS model code 24c
Deposit model name Volcanogenic Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.51731, 9.43028

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1915
Discoverer James Hyatt
Production years 1920

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hyatt Panama Manganese Co.

Comments on the production information

  • FEW TONS FROM HYATT NO. 1 MINE SHIPPED TO COLON FOR ASSAY.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF TRENCHES IN THE TWO DEPOSITS.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED IN 1917-1918, 1920

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DGRM-SGAB, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO, MAPA METALOGENETICO: INFORME 88-7

  • Deposit

    DGRM, 1975, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ATLAS NACIONAL DE PANAMA

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS, 1957.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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