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Filacho Mula Prospect

Occurrence in Guanacaste, Costa Rica with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007848
MRDS ID CS00076
Record type Site
Current site name Filacho Mula Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.79719, 10.23301 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guanacaste(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Guanacaste

Comments on the location information

  • 1.5 KM SW OF EL CUCHOFINO PROSPECT (MRDS-REV REC. NO. 64, MRDS REC. NO. 75).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification; Igneous Rock Altered.

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.79719, 10.23301
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Igneous Rock Locally Sheared

Ore body information

  • General form VEINLETS AND POCKETS
    Length 45M
    Width 7.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rio Seco-Lagarto District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner La Compania Rotheburg

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE SHOWING IS HIGH-GRADE BUT SMALL TONNAGE. FURTHER EXPLORATION NOT WARRANTED.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R. J., 1944, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 935-H, P. 401.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLETS AND SMALL POCKETS THROUGHOUT A SILICIFIED ZONE THAT TRENDS N 30 W AND IS 45 M LONG AND 7.5 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1986 Howe, Stephen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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