El Granadillo

Occurrence in Chinandega, Nicaragua with commodities Copper, Gold
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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095990
MRDS ID TC35903
Record type Site
Current site name El Granadillo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.89999, 13.2051 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 3 KM NE OF SANTO TOMAS, 5 KM SW OF CINCO PINOS, 130 KM NW OF MANAGUA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chinandega(province)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Nicaragua Chinandega

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Matagalpa Or Lower Coyol Group;Lower Coyol Group Dacites
    Rock description Matagalpa Or Lower Coyol Gp;Lower Coyol Gp Dacites

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.89999, 13.2051

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cinco Pinos Region

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CERRON, R., 1969, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE NICARAGUA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, INDUSTRIA Y COMERCIO, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 46 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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