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Rio Prinzapolka

Producer in Nicaragua with commodity Gold
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057221
MRDS ID TC01712
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Prinzapolka

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.88494, 14.12144 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Comments on the location information

  • HEADWATERS OF THE RIVER. RIO PRINZAPOLKA ALSO WORKED NEAR TADASNA (13-35N TO 13-37N AND FROM 84-47W TO 84-50W).

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 Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.88494, 14.12144
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • LARGE, LOW GRADE (< 1 G/CUBIC M AU) DEPOSITS.

Comments on development

  • LARGE, LOW GRADE (<1 G/CU M) DEPOSITS; SMALL PROSPECTORS WORK LOCALLY, SINGLY, OR IN SMALL INFORMAL COOPERATIVES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 190.

  • Deposit

    O'ROURKE, J., 1966, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA, 43 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VENABLE, M. (1992) PERSONAL OBSERVATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-92 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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

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