Rio Tercero Occurrence

Occurrence in Limon, Costa Rica with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007971
MRDS ID CS00227
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Tercero Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.23046, 9.8622 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Limon(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Limon

Comments on the location information

  • AT THE HEADWATERS OF RIO TERCERO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.23046, 9.8622

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANDOVAL M., L. F., SAENZ R., RODRIGO, CHAVES C., RONALD, BRENES M., M. A., AND RUIZ M., M. A., 1977 MAPA METALOGENETICO DE COSTA RICA, 1:500,000: DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS Y PETROLEO, 1 SHEET.

  • Deposit

    CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIR. GEOL. MINAS, 1 SHEET.

  • 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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1986 Cox, Dennis P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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