Cerro Chorcha

Prospect in Chiriqui, Panama with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255243
MAS/MILS ID 2250100002
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Chorcha
Alternate or previous names Cerro Mogla

Comments on the site names

  • MAY BE THE SAME AS THE CHORCHA DEPOSIT MAS SEQ # 2250000001. WILL NOT BE SURE TILL BETTER LOCATION DATA IS AVAILABLE.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.99986, 8.75115 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiriqui(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Chiriqui

Comments on the location information

  • MILS LAT/LONG LOCATION REFERENCE POINT IS THE SUMMIT OF MT CERRO CHORCHA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.99986, 8.75115

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Codemin
    Interest 52
    Home office Panama
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Asarco Expl. Of Canada Ltd.
    Interest 35
    Home office Canada
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Texasgulf Inc.
    Interest 13
    Home office New York
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 360000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 360000000mt ore
    Total resources 360000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
    Molybdenum Mo 0.01 wt-pct Molybdenum Minor 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KESLER, S. E., J. F. SUTTER, M. J. ISSIGONIS, L. M. JONES,

  • Deposit

    AND R. L. WALKER, EVOLUTION OF PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZA-

  • Deposit

    TION IN AN OCEANIC ISLAND ARC: PANAMA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,

  • Deposit

    V. 72, 1977, PP. 1142-1153.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-SEP-1996 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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