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America

Past 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086124
MRDS ID W702049
Record type Site
Current site name America
Alternate or previous names New America, Nueva America

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.35549, 13.77118 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 KM SW OF ROSITA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Comments on the location information

  • 2.5 KM S OF BANACRUZ RIVER TRIBUTARY TO BANBANO RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.35549, 13.77118
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rosita

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bonanza Mine
    First year 1970

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1920
    Total resources 18000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 16.376 g/mt Gold Major 1920
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Total resources 11000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 15.811 g/mt Gold Major 1966

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 12 DOLLAR ORE AT $20.67 PER OZ.

Comments on the workings information

  • WAS MINED IN 1970'S BY BONANZA MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 AND ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    GARBRECHT, LOUIS, 1920, NEW MINING FIELDS IN EASTERN NICARAGUA: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 109, NO. 14, P. 791-797.

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 1966, GEOGRAFIA FISICA Y RECURSOS MINEROS DE NICARAGUA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, 103 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GARBRECHT, 1920; SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 1966.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1992 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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