El Chorreadero

Occurrence in Chinandega, Nicaragua with commodities Gold, Silver

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Alteration
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10086127
MRDS ID	W702052
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Chorreadero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-86.8611, 12.99538 (WGS84)
Elevation	100
Relative position	6 KM WNW OF VILLA NUEVA. 110 KM NW OF MANAGUA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chinandega(province)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Nicaragua	Chinandega

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

UP TO 4 OZ/TON GOLD (13.4 G/T) - AVERAGES IN WESTERN PART 38 G/T, CENTRAL 25.4 G/T.

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Calcite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Alteration

(Local) Wide Alteration Zones Around Veins.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Rock unit name	Upper Coyol Group-Basalts;Lower Coyol Group-Andesites And Dacites;Matagalpa Group-Volcanics
Rock description	Upper Coyol Gp-Basalts;Lower Coyol Gp-Andesites And Dacites;Matagalpa Gp-Volcanics

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-86.8611, 12.99538	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	El Sauce Anticline Trends N45w, Major Normal Faults Parallel To It.
Type of structure	Local
Structure description	Deposits Found In Graben Bounded By N45w Normal Faults.

Controls for ore emplacement

Deposits Sometimes Located At Fault Intersections.

Comments on the geologic information

LIMITED OUTCROPS IN HIGH AREAS SURROUNDED BY QUATERNARY ALLUVIUM AND SWAMPY AREAS. ACID INTRUSIVE 2 KM TO SOUTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Comments on development

ECON.COM: NOT CONSIDERED ECONOMIC - SMALL VOLUME.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W702052

Bibliographic references

Deposit

INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.
Deposit

ORMAN, P., 1983, INFORME SUMARIO SOBRE EL CONOCIMIENTO GEOLOGICO DEL AREA CHORREADERO, DEPARTMENTO CHINANDEGA, ZONA SONOTILLO - VILLA NUEVA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, INMINE, DIRECCION DE DESAROLLO MINERO.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS DESCRIBE VEINS IN THIS DEPOSIT: (1) VETA NORTE - STRIKE WNW, DIP 65-72 NE, WIDTH 0.6-6.0 M, LENGTH 1300 M, GRADE 7.3 G/T AU OVER 50 M; (2) PORTILLO - STRIKE N60W, DIP 80 NE, WIDTH 0.6-9.0 M, LENGTH 840 M; (3) ZOMPOPERO - STRIKE NE, DIP 73 SE, GRADE 10.9 G/T AU ESTIMATED IN 5920 TONS; (4) LAS PALOMAS - STRIKE N55W, DIP 75 NE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1990	Bliss, James D.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-SEP-1992	Venable, Margaret	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.