| Deposit ID | 60001316 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC01710 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Pis Pis District |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonanza Mining District, Neptune-Eden (Bonanza) Group, Pioneer-Lone Star Group, Constancia Group, Culebra, Hidden Treasure, Philadelphia, Morning Star, Venus No. 2, Corral, Tesoro, Vesubio, Pioneer Atlas, Washington, Comal, Jebir, Guillermira, San Antonio |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.63324, 14.0009 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | DISTRICT IS 12 MILES LONG AND 3 MILES WIDE. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE GIVEN ARE SW AND NE ENDPOINTS OF ELONGATE ZONE ABOUT 18 KM LONG AND 3 KM WIDE (270 KM NE OF MANAGUA). THE LAT/LONG GIVE ABOVE IS FOR CENTRALIZED LOCATION. THE SITE ACTUALLY RANGES FROM 13-57-00N TO 14-03-00N AND FROM 084-34-00W TO 084-42-00W., ACC +/- 1 MIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atlantico Nort(province)
Nicaragua(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Nicaragua | Atlantico Nort |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| (1) | -84.63324, 14.0009 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | THREE UPTHROWN BLOCKS WITH VEINS SEPARATED BY 2 DOWNTHROWN BLOCKS; EW DIP-SLIP FAULTS WITH SMALL TO MODERATE HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT; PALEOCALDERA STRUCTURES? |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Discoverer | Traditional Prospectors |
| District name | PIS PIS DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | BONANZA MINING DISTRICT |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | MINES OWNED OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY |
| First year | 1880 |
| Last year | 1922 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING COMPANY (ASARCO) |
| First year | 1934 |
| Last year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | HONDURAS ROSARIO MINING CO |
| First year | 1934 |
| Last year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | NEPTUNE MINING CO. |
| First year | 1973 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | INMINE (STATE) |
| First year | 1979 |
| Last year | 1992 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | MINES OWNED OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY |
| First year | 1880 |
| Last year | 1922 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING COMPANY (ASARCO) |
| First year | 1934 |
| Last year | 1951 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | HONDURAS ROSARIO MINING CO |
| First year | 1934 |
| Last year | 1951 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | NEPTUNE MINING CO. |
| First year | 1973 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | INMINE (STATE) |
| First year | 1979 |
| Last year | 1992 |
INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 AND 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. 187-188.
BURN, R.G., 1969, THE PIS-PIS GOLD MINING DISTRICT OF NORTHEAST NICARAGUA: MINING MAGAZINE V. 120, NO. 3, P. 169-175.
BURN, R.G., 1973, GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION IN NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA: PUB. GEOL. DEL ICAITI, NO. IV, 1973.
KONDAKOV, L.A., AND NABROVERKOV, O.S., 1983, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE METALLOGENY OF NICARAGUA AND IZVESTIYA AKADEMII NOUK SSSR, SERIYA GEOLOGICHESKAYA, V. 1983, P. 91-104.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.