Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formVERTICAL CHIMNEY
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1665-1914
First production1665
Discovery year1680
Identification
Deposit ID10057452
MRDS IDTC01998
Alternate namesCana, Las Minas De Santa Cruz De Cana, Mina Del Espirito Santo,, Espiritu Santo De Cano, Darien Gold Mine, Holy Ghost Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates7.49232, -78.07894
References
DGRM-SGAB, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO, MAPA METALOGENETICO: INFORME 88-7.ANON, 1990, PANAMA PROPERTY ATTRACTS GREENSTONE: THE NORTHERN MINER, MAY 28, 1990, V. 76, NO. 12, P. 1-2.WOAKES, E.R., 1923, THE DARIEN GOLD MINE, PANAMA: MINING MAGAZINE, NOV. 1923, P. 270-278.LOW, V.F.S., PANAMA: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 23, P. 203-204.U.S. EMBASSY, PANAMA, CABLE, 1993.CIMRIANACONDA FILES (85015)