| Deposit ID | 10007910 |
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| MRDS ID | CS00146 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Trinidad Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Trinidad Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.72355, 10.11497 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Puntarenas(province)
Costa Rica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Puntarenas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE GRADE IN G/T AU FOR THE VEINS: SAN JUAN, 0.53 |
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| Result | EL GALLO, 0.40 |
| Result | GEMELLOS, 1.15 |
| Result | LA CULEBRA, 6.72 |
| Result | LA FORTUNA, 13.99 |
| Result | PROVIDENCIA, 14.73 |
| Result | AND ANGEL, 0.358. THE WALLROCK SURROUNDING VETA LA CULEBRA HAS 1.10 G/T AU. |
| Model code | 151 |
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| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| (1) | -84.72355, 10.11497 |
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| General form | VEIN |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Miramar District |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Rudin And Cia. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | CS00146 |
REITZ, M. F., 1902, THE GOLD MINES OF COSTA RICA: ENG. MIN. J., V. 74, P. 212.
BENNETT, EVAN, 1939, GOLD MINING IN COSTA RICA: ENG. MIN. J., V. 140, P. 56-58.
DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) UNPUBLISHED FILES VIEWED 1986.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DESCRIBED BY REITZ (1902) AS LARGE VEINS OF LOW-GRADE ORE. VETA SAN JUAN STRIKES N 25 E, IS VERTICAL, HAS MUCH FAULT MOVEMENT, AND HAS AN ALTERATION THAT APPEARS TO BE SUPERGENE WITH KAOLINITE AND MN OXIDES; VETA EL GALLO STRIKES N 25 W, DIPS N, IS 1.4 M THICK, AND HAS OPEN-SPACE FILLING; VETA GEMELLOS STRIKES N 25 E AND IS INTENSELY PROPYLLITIZED; VETA LA CULEBRA STRIKES N 25 W, IS 75 CM THICK, AND HAS OPEN-SPACE FILLING; VETA FORTUNA STRIKES N 25 E, IS 1.2 M THICK, IS SILICIFIED AND PROPYLLITIZED, AND MAY BE A BRANCH OF VETA LA CULEBRA; VETA PROVIDENCIA STRIKES N 5 W, DIPS E, AND CONTAINS DENSE QUARTZ AND MN OXIDES; VETA ANGEL STRIKES N 25 E, IS 1.6 M THICK, AND CONTAINS MONTMORILLONITE AND MN AND FE OXIDES. |
| Deposit | INACTIVE BETWEEN 1892 AND 1902, AND POSSIBLY LONGER, BECAUSE OF POOR RECOVERY BY AMALGAMATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | Howe, Stephen S. (Cox, Dennis P.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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