Ponuga

Occurrence in Herrera, Panama with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061672
MRDS ID TC34606
Record type Site
Current site name Ponuga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.96651, 7.88452 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated Location, Lat-Long Is For The Town Of Ponuga.

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
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Jasper Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.96651, 7.88452

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ASSOCIATED WITH LTERT EFFUSIVE AND POST-VOLCANIC ACTIVITY; FORM SMALL INTERBEDDED LENSES OF MN ORE IN BASINS OF LIMITED SIZE, PRECIPITATED WITH SILICA AND IRON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERENCIC, ANTE, 1971, METALLOGENIC PROVINCES AND EPOCHS IN SOUTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 6, P. 85

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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

Beyond USGS

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