Alajuela
Occurrence

Guapinol Mine

Alajuela, Costa Rica
GoldSilver
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Description

A Native; Told Oreamunos

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1823
Identification
Deposit ID10007938
MRDS IDCS00177
Alternate namesPilar, Los Oreamunos, La Mina Del Pilar
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates9.96915, -84.46382
References
REITZ, M. F., 1902, THE GOLD MINES OF COSTA RICA: ENG. MIN. J., V. 74, NO. 7, P. 211.CRESPI, R. A., 1907, GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGUACATE MINES, COSTA RICA: MIN. WORLD, V. 27, P. 848.CHAVES, R., 1974, THE AGUACATE MINES OF COSTA RICA; GEOLOGY AND APPRAISAL: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., ANO 12, NO. 57, P. 5.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.REITZ (1902)