Los Hatillos

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057405
MRDS ID TC01942
Record type Site
Current site name Los Hatillos
Alternate or previous names Blanca Vein, Mina Blanca
Related records 10095950

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.9404, 8.29395 (WGS84)
Relative position 36 KM NW OF SANTIAGO, 4 KM NW OF SAN JUAN, 6 MI E OF REMANCE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Veraguas(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Veraguas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitization

Analytical data

Result NO. 1 ADIT 0.8-2.5 OZ/T AU, NO. 2 ADIT 1.4-4.0 OZ/T AU, OVER WIDTHS OF 30-54 IN (1930).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Canazas
    Rock description Canazas

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.9404, 8.29395

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Comments on the geologic information

  • SOIL AND ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROMAGNETIC AND MAGNETIC STUDIES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1926

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 LEVELS, UPPER: 260 M LONG 40 M DEEP; LOWER: 400 M LONG. 1480 M TOTAL UNDERGROUND.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION DRILLING 1980. IN 1930, WAS VEIN 1500 FT LONG WHICH OCCURED 3000 YD N OF MINA BLANCA WITH 0.35-0.75 OZ/T AU AT SURFACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BENEDETTI, J., AND LOPEZ, A., 1982, THE VERAGUAS GOLD CONCESSION REPUBLIC OF PANAMA, UNPUBLISHED REPORT BY TRANSWORLD RESOURCES CORP., DENVER, CO, 12 P. + 2 MAPS.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1965, FOLLETO INFORMATIVO SOBRE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, GEOLOGIA, Y LEGISLACION MINERA DE LA REPUBLICA DE PANAMA; MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINEROS.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1981, PROGRAMA DE ESTUDIOS Y EXPLORACIONES AURIFERAS (FASE I) DGRM

  • Deposit

    DGRM, MAY 1990, MAPA METALOGENETICO: METALES PRECIOSAS.

  • Deposit

    LOW, V.F.S., 1931, PANAMA: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 23, P. 276-277.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANACONDA FILES (85016.01)

  • Reserve-Resource

    UN REPORT (DATE ?).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1926 (REF 2)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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