Chorcha

Prospect in Panama with commodities Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158370
MAS/MILS ID 2250000001
Record type Site
Current site name Chorcha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.16657, 8.75115 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Panama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.16657, 8.75115

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Panama

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arlo Resources Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Minamerica Corproation
    Interest 32
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mk Gold
    Interest 32
    Home office Utah
    Year 1995
    First year 1994
    Last year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • MK GOLD (OF MORRISON KNUDSEN) BOUGHT 32% OF ARLO RESOURCES IN NOV 1994. ARLO WAS EARNING A 50% INTEREST IN THE CHORCA CONCESSION. MK GOLD SAID IT WILL SELL ITS OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN ARLO (REPORTED 2/29/96). SHARES SOLD TO MINAMERICA CORPORATION, 08/96.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Total resources 161700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.61 wt-pct Copper Major 1996
    Gold Au 0.086 g/mt Gold Minor 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING ENGINEERING, JUN 1995, P 509

  • Ownership

    THE PROSPECTOR DAILY MINING NEWS, FEB 29, 1996

  • Ownership

    THE MINING RECORD, V107, #36, 8/4/96, P20, "MK GOLD - ARLO

  • Ownership

    TO PURCHASE SHARES".

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE MINING RECORD, V107, #36, 08/04/96, P20.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT MAY BE THE SAME AS CERRO CHORCHA MAS SEQ#2250100002. WILL NOT BE SURE TILL BETTER LOCATION IS AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-SEP-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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