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Beta Vargas Prospect

Producer in Puntarenas, Costa Rica with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007903
MRDS ID CS00139
Record type Site
Current site name Beta Vargas Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.90411, 10.17608 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puntarenas(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Puntarenas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.90411, 10.17608
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N 80 W
    Dip 85 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pozo Azul Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lyon Lake Minerals

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Total resources 145000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.83 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.036 g/mt Gold Major 1995

Comments on development

  • (1995) 10,000 FT OF TRENCHING TO CONFIRM OPEN PIT MINEABLE RESERVES. PRODUCTION STARTUP SCHEDULED FOR AUG. 1995 AT 550 TONS PER DAY. LYON LAKE ACQUIRED 5000 ACRE CONCESSION W AND ADJACENT TO BETA VARGAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTILLO M., ROLANDO, 1984, GEOLOGIA DE COSTA RICA, UNA SINOPSIS: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, EDITORIAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 182 P.

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) UNPUBLISHED FILES VIEWED 1986.

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS SCIENTISTS 1986.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1995, LYON LAKE ACQUIRES SECOND GOLD PROPERTY IN COSTA RICA: THE NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 27, 1995, V. 81, NO. 4, P. C-12.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A LARGE QUARTZ VEIN ZONE STRIKES N 80 W, DIPS 85 W THAT CONTAINS MASSIVE, CHERT-LIKE AND VUGGY QUARTZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1986 Howe, Stephen S.; Bagby, William C.; Marsh, Sherman P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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