Past Producer

Bonanza

Nicaragua
ZincLeadSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formVEINS, SHEAR ZONES
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Quartz, Rhodonite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10086125
MRDS IDW702050
Alternate namesVein In Neptune Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates13.98089, -84.62994
References
INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, AUGUST 23, 1991, V. 317, NO. 8136, P. 135.ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 187-188.KESLER, S.E., LEVEY, ENRIQUE, MARTIN F., CECILIA, 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION, CHAPTER 18 IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION, GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA, EDS. GABRIEL DENGO AND, J.E. CASE: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA V. H, P. 459-482.ABCULD, PEL, AND BURN, R.G., 1969, THE PIS-PIS GOLD MINING DISTRICT OF NE NICARAGUA: MINING MAGAZINE, LONDON, 120, P. 169-175MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, SEPT. 11, 1992, V. 319, NO. 8190, P. 175.US EMBASSY MANAGUA, 1993, A LOOK AT NICARAGUA'S MINING SECTOR: DEPARTMENT OF STATE CABLE, 8/93.MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, AUGUST 23, 1991, P. 135. KESLER AND OTHERS, 1990, P. 470; MINING JOURNAL, 1992.; U.S. EMBASSY MANAGUA (1993).MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, AUGUST 23, 1991, P. 135; MINING JOURNAL, 1992.