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Cano Azadin

Occurrence in Nicaragua 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061676
MRDS ID TC34610
Record type Site
Current site name Cano Azadin
Alternate or previous names La Virgen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.80411, 13.79618 (WGS84)
Elevation 200
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position AZADIN IS 6 KM NNE OF SIUNA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Comments on the location information

  • PLACER FOUND IN CANO LA VIRGIN, A TRIBUTARY TO CANO AZADIN ON THE SW SIDE OF CERRO LA VIRGEN AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THERE IN CANO AZADIN. LAT LONG GIVEN IS FOR CENTRALIZED LOCATION. THE DEPOSIT ACTUALLY RANGES FROM 13-47-30N TO 13-47-45N AND FROM 084-47-30W TO 084-49-00W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.80411, 13.79618
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOLD PROBABLY DERIVED FROM CERRO LA VIRGEN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Siuna

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 4500M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKED BY PROSPECTORS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VENABLE, M., 1992, PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Venable, M.) 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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