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Calzada Larga

Producer in Panama, Panama with commodity Manganese
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100787
MRDS ID TC01849
Record type Site
Current site name Calzada Larga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.45314, 9.11669 (WGS84)
Relative position 14 AIRLINE MILES N OF PANAMA CITY, 2.5 MI S OF MADDEN LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Panama(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Panama

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT LIES OFF SOUTH FLANK OF LOW RIDGE BETWEEN RIO CHILIBRILLO AND A SMALL CREEK IN MADDEN BASIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 97
USGS model code 24c
Deposit model name Volcanogenic Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Bohio Formation
    Rock description Bohio Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.45314, 9.11669
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault That Cuts Host Rocks

Ore body information

  • Strike N AND ENE
    Dip 75E TO 55 NW
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 21.34M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1920
    Period 1920'S
    Material MN ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^50% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 50wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • WELL EXPOSED VEIN WITHOUT MUCH TONNAGE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DGRM, 1975, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ATLAS NACIONAL DE PANAMA

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, F.S., 1957, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF PANAMA IN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA BY R.J. ROBERTS AND E.M. IRVING: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 106-135.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS, 1957.

Reporter information

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

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