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Buena Suerte Mine

Occurrence in Alajuela, 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007918
MRDS ID CS00155
Record type Site
Current site name Buena Suerte Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.56243, 10.0483 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alajuela(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Alajuela

Comments on the location information

  • BUENA SUERTE VEIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue
Pyrite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Zone Of Silicification And Pyritization. Marsh Indicates Silicification Of Tuffs Near Quartz Veins Only. Goethite Is The Most Common Oxidation Product Of Pyrite.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 151
USGS model code 25d
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Sado
Mark3 model number 28

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Aguacate Formation
    Rock description Aguacate;Aguacate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.56243, 10.0483
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N 15 E
    Dip 55 SE
    Thickness 0.01M
    Length 200M
    Width 20M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PORPHYRITIC RHYOLITE DIKES AND SILTSTONE ALSO OCCUR IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE MINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aguacate District (Macacona District According To Cox)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BENNETT, EVAN, 1939, GOLD MINING IN COSTA RICA: ENG. MIN. J., V. 140, NO. 1, P. 56-58.

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS SCIENTISTS 1986.

  • 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 200 M LONG AND 20 M WIDE ZONE OF MAJOR VEINS STRIKES N 15 E AND DIPS 55 SE; ALSO NW-TRENDING VEINS. VEINS ARE 2 - 5 CM THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1986 Howe, Stephen S. (Cox, Dennis P.) U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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