Quebrada Las Palmas

Occurrence in Veraguas, Panama with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095950
MRDS ID TC01941
Record type Site
Current site name Quebrada Las Palmas
Related records 10057405

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.9404, 8.29395 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM NW OF SANTIAGO, PANAMA (DIRECT)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Veraguas(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Veraguas

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Canazas
    Rock description Canazas

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.9404, 8.29395

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw And Ne Trending Lineaments And Faults

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROMAGNETIC AND MAGNETIC SURVEYS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROMAGNETICS, MAGNETICS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1991, REPUBLICA DE PANAMA MAPA GEOLOGICO: DGRM 1:500,000

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO: DGRM-SGAB INFORME 88-7 MAPA METALOGENETICO

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1965, FOLLETO INFORMATIVO SOBRE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, GEOLOGIA, Y LEGISLACION MINERA DE LA REPUBLICA DE PANAMA; MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINEROS.

  • Deposit

    MERIDA, J., 1972, CONTRIBUCION A LA HISTORIA DE LA EXPLORACION Y EXPLOTACION MINERA DE PANAMA: DGRM

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1981, PROGRAMA DE ESTUDIOS Y EXPLORACIONES AURIFERAS (FASE I) DGRM

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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