Rosita Mine

Producer in Nicaragua with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158384
MAS/MILS ID 2190150001
Record type Site
Current site name Rosita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.26663, 13.86759 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.26663, 13.86759

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Luz-Rosita

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rosario Mining Of Nicaragua,Inc.
    Home office Nicaragua
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rosario Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 60
    Capacity 2141
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INT.DIR.OF MINING&MINERAL PROC.UNITS.P.251.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL,JAN.11,1974,

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING,AUG.1973.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76-RCD 011-ROSARIO RESOURCES ACQUIRED 2 MINES:THE ROSITA CU AND THE LA LUS AU-AG MINE.THE ROSITA CU MINE IN 1974 PROD. TONNES ORE AND 1 TO 10 MM TONNES WASTE,AVG.GR.WAS.36% CU.T FLOTATION PLANT(CAP.2,140 TONNES/DAY) WAS BEING CONVERTED AU CYANIDATION PLANT BY ADDITION OF NEW SECTION. IN 1972:ROSITA PROD.1,484 TONNES CU(IN CONC.)-GRADE OF ORE W OPER.&ADMIN.COSTS WERE $2.59/TONNE ORE MILLED.EXPECTED TO UNPROFITABLE IN LATE 1973. IN 1974;ROSARIO ACQUIRED 1000000 ACRE CONCESSION SURROUNDING ROSITA AND LA LUZ MINES-EXPL. UNDERWAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1991 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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