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Cinco Pinos

Occurrence in Chinandega, Nicaragua with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062442
MRDS ID TC35905
Record type Site
Current site name Cinco Pinos
Alternate or previous names Five Pines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.83332, 13.26759 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position CENTERED ON AND TO E OF TOWN OF CINCO PINOS. 130 KM NNW OF MANAGUA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chinandega(province)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Nicaragua Chinandega

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE RANGES FROM ABOVE TO 13-12-00N AND LONGITUDE RANGES FROM ABOVE TO 086-51-30W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) 5 Sq Km Silicified Area Centered On Cinco Pines, Deposits Are Peripheral To This At About 1-2 Km Distance To N, S, And E.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Matagalpa Or Lower Coyol Group
    Rock description Matagalpa Or Lower Coyol Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.83332, 13.26759
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FRAGMENTS OF GRANODIORITE ARE CAUGHT UP IN THE ANDESITIC LAVAS (LEVY).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cinco Pinos

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 ABANDONED MINE, 3 PROSPECTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEVY, E., 1970, LA METALOGENESIS EN AMERICA CENTRAL: PUB. GEOL. ICAITI, P. 17-57.

  • Deposit

    HODGSON-VALREY, G., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CINCO PINOS QUADRANGLE, 2855-IV, 1:50,000 SCALE.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Venable, Margaret 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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