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Sukut Prospect

Occurrence in Limon, Costa Rica with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090484
MRDS ID CS00244
Record type Site
Current site name Sukut Prospect
Alternate or previous names Copper Range Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.97628, 9.37056 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Limon(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Limon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Galena Gangue
Sphalerite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong Quartz-Sericite-Pyrite

Analytical data

Result VEINS: 0.11 - 3.3% CU
Result 0.34 - 9.2% ZN
Result 540 PPM PB

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.97628, 9.37056
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on development

  • COPPER RANGE CO. DRILLED A 1,848 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIR. GEOL. MINAS, 1 SHEET.

  • Deposit

    NACIONES UNIDAS, 1975, PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACION MINERA, COSTA RICA, TRABAJOS VARIOS (DP/UN/COS-72-004/3), INFORME TECNICO 3, P. 25-26.

  • Deposit

    ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 1978, DIAGNOSTICO DEL SECTOR MINERO: SAN JOSE, ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INCLUDES SEVERAL POLYMETALLIC VEINS. CHALCOPYRITE NOT IN VEINS IS DISSEMINATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1986 Cox, Dennis P. 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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