Margaja

Occurrence in Veraguas, Panama with commodities Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057408
MRDS ID TC01946
Record type Site
Current site name Margaja
Alternate or previous names Magaja Reef, Magaja Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.93678, 8.71504 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 50(meters)
Relative position 20 KM NNE OF SANTA FE, PANAMA

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
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE OVER 36 IN CONTAINED 4.15 OZ/TON
Result SAMPLE OF 32 IN CONTAINED 4.9 OZ/TON (LOW, 1931).

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.93678, 8.71504

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • VERAGUAS MINING CO. PRODUCED > $3 MILLION IN AU PRE 1950'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOW, V.F.S., 1931, PANAMA: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 23, P. 207.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANACONDA FILES (85012).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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