Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN, LENTICULAR AT THE EARLY SANTA ELENA WORKINGS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Structure"Mondongo Fault" Zone
AlterationClay, Pyrite, Possibly Nontronite, Silicification Relatively Minor.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10007923
MRDS IDCS00160
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates10.02052, -84.60688
References
BENNETT, EVAN, 1939, GOLD MINING IN COSTA RICA: ENG. MIN. J., V. 140, NO. 1, P. 56-58.VISITED BY USGS SCIENTISTS, 1986.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.