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Copper Hill

Occurrence in Nicaragua with commodities Copper, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061687
MRDS ID TC34621
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Hill
Alternate or previous names Includes Copper Hill, El Provenir, And Primavera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.40826, 13.83839 (WGS84)
Elevation 70
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ROSITA IS 10 KM N OF COPPER HILL, Acc+/- 15 Sec

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Comments on the location information

  • EL PORVENIR PROSPECT IS LOCATED AT 13-50-30N AND 084-24-00W. LA PRIMAVERA IS LOCATED AT 13-50-15N AND 084-23-15W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Epidotization And Chloritization Of Basic Volcanics Around Quartz Vein

Analytical data

Result COPPER HILL ASSAY VALUES: QUARTZ VEIN - 1.3% CU, 25 G/T AG, TRACE AU
Result 0.3% CU, 1.5 G/T AG, TRACE AU
Result NOTHING IN SKARN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.40826, 13.83839
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rosita

Comments on development

  • SUPPOSEDLY DISCOVERED (OR REDISCOVERED) BY STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLING FOR SOLUBLE HEAVY METALS - AMMONIUM CITRATE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE MAY BE A QUARTZ-COPPER VEIN IN THE EL PORVENIR AREA JUDGING FROM ABUNDANT QUARTZ ON HILL SIDES AND CREEKS WITH A FEW CRYSTALS OF CHALCOPYRITE IN THE MUCKPILE NEAR THE ADIT, COLD EXTRACTABLE COPPER VALVES OF 140-360 PPM IN STREAMS DRAINING NORTH AND SOUTH RESPECTIVELY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-92 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Venable, M.) U.S. Geological Survey

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