Playa Gorgona

Occurrence in Panama, Panama with commodity Iron

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057346
MRDS ID	TC01853
Record type	Site
Current site name	Playa Gorgona

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-79.77898, 8.47838 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Panama(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Panama	Panama

Comments on the location information

AREA ENCLOSES 8-28-34N, 79-48-57W TO 8-28-42N, 79-44-37W TO 8-28-34N, 79-44-23W TO COORDINATES GIVEN ; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FOR CENTER OF GIVEN WINDOW

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Iron	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Magnetite	Ore
Sand	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-79.77898, 8.47838	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01853

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

CIMRI

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.