Caldera

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056772
MRDS ID TC00924
Record type Site
Current site name Caldera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.36016, 8.63754 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 KM NE OF DAVID

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) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Baru
    Rock description Baru

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.36016, 8.63754

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Volcanic Chain
Type of structure Local
Structure description Volcanic Ring Fracture

Ore body information

  • General form PLACER

Comments on the geologic information

  • APPEARS TO BE NEAR RING STRUCTURE OF VOLCAN BARU AND 2 NW TRENDING FAULTS

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, REPUBLICA DE PANAMA MAPA GEOLOGICO 1:500,000 DGRM

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO DGRM-SGAM INFORME 88-7 MAPA METALOGENETICO

  • 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.