San Jose
Occurrence

Boruca Prospect

San Jose, Costa Rica
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite
GangueMagnetite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockMonzonite
AlterationChloritization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10007951
MRDS IDCS00198
Alternate namesCerro Boruca Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates9.48444, -83.71102
References
DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) FILES VIEWED 1986.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.