| Deposit ID | 10057399 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC01935 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rio Canazas |
| Alternate or previous names | Canazas, Chriqui Concession, Includes the Molienda, Santa Rosa, San Juan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.13152, 8.28923 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 36 KM NW OF SANTIAGO; CLOSER TO CANAZAS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Veraguas(province)
Panama(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Panama | Veraguas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | MOLIENDA OVER 5 FT WIDTH AT 47 FT DEPTH, 1 TO 1.08 OZ/TON AU (LOW, 1931) |
|---|
| (1) | -81.13152, 8.28923 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw And Ne Trending Faults |
| Length | 1524M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1680 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC01935 |
ANONYMOUS, 1991, REPUBLICA DE PANAMA MAPA GEOLOGICO: DGRM 1:500,000
ANONYMOUS, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO: DGRM-SGAB INFORME 88-7 MAPA METALOGENETICO
ANONYMOUS, 1969, RESULTS OF DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS IN THE AZUERO AREA, PANAMA: DGRM-ONU MAPA DE OCCURENCIAS MINERALES EN ESCALA 1:500,000.
MERIDA, J., 1972, CONTRIBUCION A LA HISTORIA DE LA EXPLORACION Y EXPLOTACION MINERA DE PANAMA: DGRM
LOW, V.F.S., 1931, PANAMA: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 23, P. 277-278.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL |
| Deposit | MOLIENDA AND SANTA ROSA ON QUARTZ VEIN THAT SPLIT INTO STRINGERS AT SAN JUAN (ON SW END OF THE VEIN). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1991 | Pierce, Herbert A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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