| Deposit ID | 10106498 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W702072 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Albino Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes San Albino, El Golfo, And Agua De Arras Veins |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.08608, 13.6884 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 600 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 36 MILES E OF OCOTAL. 5.5 KM SE OF TOWN OF EL JICARO, 170 KM N OF MANAGUA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nueva Segovia(province)
Nicaragua(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Nicaragua | Nueva Segovia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -86.08608, 13.6884 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Schistosity - Nw |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | At Intersection Of Nw Faults And Ne Fracture Zones |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW? |
| Dip | 40 |
| Length | 325M |
| Width | 4.5M |
| Depth to bottom | 200M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1673 |
| Production years | 1922-1928 |
| District name | Dipilto (Region) |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Butler And Associates 1922-1928; A. C. Sardino And Co. 1928 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Butler And Associates 1922-1928 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 125M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W702072 |
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.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 190.
PIATT, R.R., 1937, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE SAN ALBINO MINES, SAN ALBINO DISTRICT, NEAR TOWN OF JICARO, DEPARTMENT OF NUEVA SEGOVIA - 9-11-37: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, 8 P.
BUTTERS, C., 1933, LETTER TO MR. ARTHUR HANBURGER OF SAN FRANCISCO, CONCERNING THE SAN ALBINO MINE - AUGUST 4, 1933, 7 P.
LEVY, E. 1970, LA METALOGENESIS EN AMERICA CENTRAL: PUB. GEOL. ICAITI, P. 17-57.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: COLONIAL |
| Deposit | SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN LENGTH. VEINS ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY. DISTRICT IS ABOUT 4 KM X 1.5 KM, WITH 12 VEINS, FROM SAN ALBINO VEIN ON NE TO EL GOLFO VEIN ON SW. AVERAGE GRADE IS 0.30 OZ/T AU. AGUA DE ARRAS VEIN IS 325 M LONG, 3 M WIDE, WITH AVERAGE GRADE 0.20 OZ/T AU WITH HIGH VALUES OF 2 OZ/T AU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1992 | Venable, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey |
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