Guanacaste
Occurrence

Recio Mine

Guanacaste, Costa Rica
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueGoethite, Jarosite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
AlterationOxidation, Silicification, Clay Alteration Which May Be Supergene
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10007893
MRDS IDCS00127
Alternate namesEl Recio
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates10.31079, -84.95272
References
VISITED BY USGS SCIENTISTS, 1986.ANON, 1992, EL RECIO: AN INTERGRATED PROJECT: SUPPLEMENT TO MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, AUG. 23, 1992, V. 319, NO. 8188, P. 18.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.