San Pedrito

Occurrence in Veraguas, Panama with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057401
MRDS ID TC01937
Record type Site
Current site name San Pedrito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.09652, 8.21311 (WGS84)
Relative position 36 KM NW OF SANTIAGO, PANAMA (DIRECT)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Veraguas(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Veraguas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.09652, 8.21311

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw And Ne Vein And Lineaments

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • DETAILED GEOLOGY WORK DONE, TRENCHING WORK, PHOTO GEOLOGIC INTERPRETATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1991, REPUBLICA DE PANAMA MAPA GEOLOGICO: DGRM 1:500,000

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1969, RESULTS OF DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS IN THE AZUERO AREA, PANAMA: DGRM-ONU MAPA DE OCCURENCIAS MINERALES EN ESCALA 1:500,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOIL AND ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY, MAGNETIC SURVEY ; 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.