Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formVEINS, DISSEMINATED
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Electrum, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Ruby, Silver
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockTuff · Snata Rosa Tuff
Associated rockAndesite · Canazas Formation;Canazas Formation
Tectonic settingMiddle American Volcanic Province
AlterationSilicification And Hydrothermal Breccias On Ring Faults Accompanied By Adularia, Up To 2% Pyrite And Several G Au; Outward Carbonate With Central Siderite-Magnesite To Dolomite To Calcite; Outward Argillazation With Kaolinite-Montmorillonite; Outward Propyllitic With Chlorite. Zones In Part Overpalling And Gradational. Overprinted With Meteroic Oxidation And Supergene Clay Weathering 20-40 M Thick
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10097366
MRDS IDTC01932
Alternate namesConcession Area Includes Alto De La Mina, Otero, Cerro Alzado,, Las Huacas, and Santa Rosa, Veraguas Concession, Santa Rosa Concession
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates8.29895, -81.22235
References
ANONYMOUS, 1991, REPUBLICA DE PANAMA MAPA GEOLOGICO: DGRM 1:500,000ANONYMOUS, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO: DGRM-SGAB INFORME 88-7 MAPA METALOGENETICOMINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JUNE 29, 1990, P. 513.THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPTEMBER 3, 1990, P. 17.DGRM-ONU, 1969, MAPA DE OCCURENCIAS MINERALES EN ESCALA 1:500,000WHITE, D.C., 1993, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE SANTA ROSA GOLD DEPOSIT, PANAMA: SME PREPRINT 93-31 FOR SME MNN. MEETING RENO, NV., FEBRUARY 15-18, 1993, 5 P.U.S. EMBASSY, 1993, PANAMA CABLE.DAWSON, STEVEN, 1994, GREENSTONE HIKES SANTA ROSA RESERVES: THE NORTHERN MINER, AUGUST 8, 1994, V. 80, NO. 23, P. 1.CIMRI