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Terciopelo

Past 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061684
MRDS ID TC34618
Record type Site
Current site name Terciopelo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.35826, 13.90089 (WGS84)
Elevation 190
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position TERCIOPELO IS 5 KM ESE OF ROSITA (TOWN).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Comments on the location information

  • Drainage area: CANO BANBANITA, RIO SUSUA, RIO OKONWAS, RIO BANBANA, RIO PRINZAPOLKA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Impregnation With Crystalline Hematite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.35826, 13.90089
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • May Lie In Rhyolite-Skarn Contact Area Intruded By Small Diorite Dikes.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rosita

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.522 g/mt Gold Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESERVES. MAY BE SOME ELUVIAL PLACERS ASSOCIATED - 70,000 ST WITH 0.5 OZ/T AU?

Comments on the workings information

  • MINED ON SMALL SCALE IN 1920'S-UNDERGROUND.

Comments on development

  • SURFACE GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY - AU, AG, CU, PB, AND ZN - COINCIDES WITH VERY STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    O'ROURKE, 1966.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAVED IN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Venable, M.) U.S. Geological Survey

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