Cerro Picacho

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056770
MRDS ID TC00922
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Picacho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.56238, 8.8767 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Relative position N VOLCAN TIZINGAL AND BARU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiriqui(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Chiriqui

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

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
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.56238, 8.8767

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crest Of Cordillera
Type of structure Local
Structure description Volcanoes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1991, MAPA GEOLOICO DE REPUBLICA DE PANAMA 1:500,000: DIRECCION GENERAL DE RECURSOS MINERALES MINISTERO DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRALAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.