La Luz-Siuna Au Mine

Past Producer in Nicaragua with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  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 10280010
MAS/MILS ID 2190150002
Record type Site
Current site name La Luz-Siuna Au Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.59993, 13.7176 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nicaragua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.59993, 13.7176

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Luz-Rosita

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rosario Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rosario Mining Of Nicaragua, Inc
    Home office Nicaragua
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 1800000mt ore
    Indicated 1175000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2975000mt ore
    Total resources 2975000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 29.8 g/mt Gold Trace 1976
    Silver Ag 150.5 g/mt Silver Trace 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INT.DIRECTORY,P.251.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK,JULY 16,1973,ITEM A3438.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING,MARCH 1974.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LA LUZ MINE WAS CLOSED IN 1968 WHEN THE POWER PLANT WAS A FLOOD,THE MILL HAD A FEED CAP. OF 1,814 TONNES/DAY BUT P WERE REMOVED TO ADD TO CAPACITYOF THE ROSITA CU MILL.RESER 611&612 RCDS.ARE AS OF 1968. IN MARCH 1974 FEASIBILITY STUDY TO DEWATER AND REHAB MINE.IN 1975,2 SHAFTS BEING SUNK TO THE RICOS DE ORO & BLAG AND CYANIDATION SECTION WAS BEING ADDED TO THE PLANT AT TH ITA CU MINE-25KM NE OF LALUZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Royle U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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