Rio Palo Blanco

Occurrence in Chiriqui, Panama with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056767
MRDS ID TC00919
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Palo Blanco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.92128, 8.36534 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiriqui(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Chiriqui

Comments on the location information

  • IN EXTREME EASTERN PANAMA, NORTH OF RIO PALO BLANCO NEAR COSTA RICAN BORDER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PLACER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.92128, 8.36534

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Generally E-W
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ew Fault, Ne Dipping Mio Beds

Ore body information

  • General form PLACER

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lag Deposits In Stream

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ALONG RIO PALO BLANCO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DE PANAMA, 1:250,000, HOJA 2: MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORIGINAL HOST ROCK UNKNOWN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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