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Minesota

Producer in Nicaragua with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061683
MRDS ID TC34617
Record type Site
Current site name Minesota
Alternate or previous names Assoc. Dos Amigos 300 M E

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.43326, 13.987 (WGS84)
Elevation 105
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position MINESOTA IS 7 KM NNW OF ROSITA (SAME TYPE OF DEPOSIT), 2.5 KM S OF SAN JOSE., Acc +/- 10 Sec, Acc +/- 10 Sec, Acc +/- 10 Sec, Acc +/- 10 Sec

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.43326, 13.987
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR ORE STREAKS
    Thickness 20M

Comments on the geologic information

  • CAMPBELL DESCRIBES ROCK TYPE AS "RUSTY SERICITIZED QUARTZ DIORITE".

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rosita

Comments on the workings information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS BEING WORKED IN PITS AND SMALL TUNNELS OVER AT LEAST A 4000 SQ M AREA. CURRENTLY BEING WORKED BY COOPERATIVES OF SMALL MINERS WHO WASH ORE FROM THE OXIDIZED (WEATHERED) ZONE IN SLUICE BOXES. CURRENT WORKINGS ARE ENTIRELY IN THE OXIDIZED WEATHERED ZONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL, E.E., 1977, SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SPENCER CONCESSION, 8 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-92 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Venable, M.) U.S. Geological Survey

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