Rio Chucunaque

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057444
MRDS ID TC01989
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Chucunaque

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.02949, 8.25478 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Darien(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Darien

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOW, 1931, REPORTS "ALLUVIAL GOLD WITH APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF PLATINUM".

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.02949, 8.25478

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LOW, V.F.S., 1931, PANAMA: MINING JOURNAL, V. 23, P. 205.

  • 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.