Mine 3

Past Producer in San Blas*, Panama with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104372
MRDS ID TC01672
Record type Site
Current site name Mine 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.0998, 9.55111 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Blas*(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama San Blas*

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION OF RIO MANDINGA AREA; 625 FT E OF MINE 2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.0998, 9.55111

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916

Mining district

District name Rio Mandinga Area

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINED OUT BY 1942-43.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 19.81M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEMICIRCULAR OPEN CUT 165 FT IN DIAMETER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, F.S., 1957, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF PANAMA, IN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA BY R.J. ROBERTS AND E.M. IRVING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 106-135

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIMONS, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OBSERVED IN 6 IN SEAM IN BRECCIATED JASPER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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