Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFaults; Ore Shoots Often In Vein Junctions And Branch Points; Second Enrichment In Oxide Zone (50-100 M)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
GangueChlorite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Limestone · Metagalpa;Basement;Basement
Associated rockDiorite
StructureThree Upthrown Blocks With Veins Separated By Two Downthrown Blocks; E-W Dip-Slip Faults With Small To Moderate Horizontal Displacement; Paleocaldera Structures?
Tectonic settingChortis Block, Central Nicaragua Uplift
AlterationSlight Wallrock Replacement, Alteration Abundant
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10073109
MRDS IDW018936
Alternate namesNeptuno, Bonanza Group, Neptune-Eden, Vein Names: Atlas, Foundling, Neblina, Elefante Blanco, Lona Nueva,, Neptune, Nugget, Washington, Guatuza, Tesoro, Toboba, Venus,, Marsa ?, Bonanza
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates14.03422, -84.58326
References
ROBERTS, R.J., IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1034, P. 187-188MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1976, P. 355.