Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlRuiz-Fuller Suggests Control By Circular Structures Which He Believes May Be Old Craters And Calderas. Inspection Of The Geologic Map Suggests That A Dimal Structure Is More Likely.
Materials
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Lower Coyol Group Volcanics (To South);Matagalpa Group Volcanics;Totogalpa Formation;Schists
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10062444
MRDS IDTC35907
Alternate namesCerro El Cobre
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates13.47591, -86.50831
References
RUIZ-FULLER, C., 1971, INFORME PRELIMINAR SOBRE LA MUSION EN NICARAGUA (DESARROLLO MINERO CEPAL) SOBRE EL YACIMIENTO CERRO EL COBRE Y SAN JUAN DE LIMAY: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, 8 P.BENGOCHEA, A., FERREY, C.J., RODERZO, E., AND WILLIAMS, R., 19 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOMOTO QUADRANGLE, 2856-II, 1:50,000 SCALE.CIMRI