Boca De Hiqui

Occurrence in Veraguas, Panama with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057403
MRDS ID TC01939
Record type Site
Current site name Boca De Hiqui

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.08263, 8.29923 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM NW OF SANTIAGO, PANAMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Veraguas(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Veraguas

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitization

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.08263, 8.29923

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw And Ne Trending Faults And Lineaments

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHOTO GEOLOGY, REGIONAL MAPPING, AND TOPOGRAPHY AVAILABLE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1538

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1991, REPUBLICA DE PANAMA MAPA GEOLOGICO: DGRM 1:500,000

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1969, RESULTS OF DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS IN THE AZUERO AREA, PANAMA: DGRM-ONU MAPA DE OCCURENCIAS MINERALES EN ESCALA 1:500,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOIL AND ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY, MAGNETIC SURVEY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: PRE-COLONIAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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