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Las Minas

Past Producer in Herrera, Panama with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061671
MRDS ID TC34605
Record type Site
Current site name Las Minas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.74984, 7.8012 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position NEAR TOWN OF LAS MINAS ON AZUERO PENINSULAR, Estimated Location, Lat-Long Is For The Town Of Las Minas.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Herrera(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Herrera

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result DUMP SAMPLES UP TO 30 OZ/TON AU
Result 12 IN OF 3.5 OZ/TON AU AND 10% CU (1926)
Result SULFIDES RUN 0.01-0.45 OZ/TON AU

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.74984, 7.8012
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1810M
    Width 240M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1821
Discoverer Colonials

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gallo Gold Mining Co.
    First year 1925

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED 12/12/26 TO 3/15/27; SPANISH WORKED OXIDIZED ZONE

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS IN OXIDIZED ZONE, SHORT TUNNELS AND SHAFTS IN SULFIDE ZONE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERENCIC, ANTE, 1971, METALLOGENIC PROVINCES AND EPOCHS IN SOUTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 6, P. 84

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANACONDA FILES (85011.01, 85011.02)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey ADDED ESTIMATED LAT-LONG
Updater 24-AUG-98 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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