El Castillo

Prospect in Veraguas, Panama with commodity Copper
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097351
MRDS ID TC01887
Record type Site
Current site name El Castillo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.99706, 8.20756 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Veraguas(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Veraguas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.99706, 8.20756

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DGRM-SGAB, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO, MAPA METALOGENETICO: INFORME NO. 88-7.

  • Deposit

    DGRM-ONU, 1969, RESULTS OF DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS IN AZUERO AREA, PANAMA. MAPA DE OCCURENCIAS MINERALES EN ESCALA 1:500,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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