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La Luna

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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061686
MRDS ID TC34620
Record type Site
Current site name La Luna
Alternate or previous names Associated Site - La India

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.23325, 13.96756 (WGS84)
Elevation 70
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position LA LUNA IS 18 KM ENE OF ROSITA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Comments on the location information

  • LA INDIA PROSPECT IS LESS THAN 1 KM NNE OF LA LUNA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.23325, 13.96756
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rosita

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 14000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.235 g/mt Gold Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AT LEAST SOME OF WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MINED BY ROSARIO, 1977-1979.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKED PRIOR TO 1928.

Comments on development

  • REDISCOVERED IN 1974 BY ROSARIO (FOUND BOILER AND 2 HUNTINGTON MILLS IN JUNGLE). GEOCHEM AND VLF-EM SURVEYS - ANOMALOUS GEOCHEMICAL TREND N20W WITH CORRESPONDING VLF-EM CONDUCTOR.

Reference information

Reporter information

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

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