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Rio Tuquesa

Occurrence in Darien, Panama with commodities Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057443
MRDS ID TC01988
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Tuquesa
Alternate or previous names Tuquesa Mine, Punta Gallina, Tres Bacas, Charco Peje Ox Bow, Rios Napargante, Cana Blanca, Pasrorganti

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.47837, 8.44033 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Darien(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Darien

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.47837, 8.44033
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLACERS COVER 3750 ACRES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tuquesa M. C.

Comments on the production information

  • AU RECOVERED 8/26/80 TO 9/12/80. RESERVES 25,000,000 CUBED M. GRADE WAS REPORTED AS $2 AU/MT ($130/OZ AU).

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRAVELS (1) DOWN RIVER FROM PUNTA GALLINA; GRAVELS (2) PUNTA GALLINA TO TRES BACAS; GRAVELS (3) RIOS NAPARGANTE, CANA BLANCA, PASRORGANTI; GRAVELS (4) CHARCO PEJE OX BOW; OTHER ESTIMATES FOR TUQUESA MINING S.A. CONCESSION 250-278 MILLION CU M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LEVY, 1977 (SEE D. MOSIER).

  • Deposit

    ORRIS, G.J. AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANACONDA FILES (85013.01)

  • Reserve-Resource

    ORRIS AND BLISS, 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1995 Orris, Greta J. (Bliss, James D.) 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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