Nueva Segovia
Occurrence

Murra

Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlMay Be Some Relation Of Ore Deposits To Nne Fault Zone 3 Km W Of Murra And Related(?) Ene Faults. San Albino Lies On This Trend. There Are No Prospects Or Mines Further South Than That Which May Be Due To An Up-To-The-South Wsw Normal Fault 2 Km S Of San Albino.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Dipilto Batholith
StructureNe And Ene Faults
Tectonic settingChortis Block, Dipilto Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10096759
MRDS IDW702063
Alternate namesLa Esperanza, Doradito, San Benito, Santa Elena, El Tubo, El Socorro, And La Corona., San Juan De Murra, Mina La Plata, San Bernardo, Los Angeles, La California, La Borracha, San Rafael, Includes Several Veins: San Albino, El Transito, San Pedro De Colindres, Santa Emilia, Okland, Eden, Santo Domingo, La Concepcion, San Gregorio, Monte Cristo, Antonieta, Santiago, San Cristobal, El Manton
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates13.75923, -86.00136
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.CAMACHO, JAIME, 1964, INFORME SOBRE ALGUNAS OBSERVACIONES GEOLOGICAS GENERALES SOBRE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE ORO Y PLATA DE LA REGION DE MURRA, DEPARTMENTO NUEVA SEGOVIA - 30/10/64: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 12 P.SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE NICARAGUA, 1906, REPORTE GENERAL SOBRE LAS MINAS DEL DEPARTMENTO NUEVA SEGOVIA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, 44 P.LEVY, E., 1970, LA METALOGENESIS EN AMERICA CENTRAL: PUB. GEOL. ICAITI, P. 17-57.CERRON, RAUL, 1969, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE NICARAGUA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, INDUSTRIA Y COMERCIO, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 46 P.