Guanacaste
Past Producer

San Martin Mine

Guanacaste, Costa Rica
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
GangueChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Dacite
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Dacite
AlterationOne Alteration Type Is A Silicification And Pyritization; A Second Type May Be Dominated By Chlorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097771
MRDS IDCS00131
Alternate namesTres Amigos Mine, Veins: San Rafael, Fortuna, Negra, Loca, Pajuila
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates10.29968, -84.92772
References
ROBERTS, R. J., AND IRVING, E. M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA, WITH A SECTION ON MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF PANAMA, BY F. S. SIMONS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, 105 P.CASTILLO M., ROLANDO, 1984, GEOLOGIA DE COSTA RICA; UNA SINOPSIS: SAN JOSE, EDITORIAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, P. 143.GIOVANI SOSTO, MINE OWNER, ORAL COMMUNICATION, 1986.ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 1978, DIAGNOSTICO DEL SECTOR MINERO: SAN JOSE, ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 91 P.ANON., 1994, ARIEL'S SAN MARTIN MINE PROCEEDING ON SCHEDULE: LATIN AMERICAN MINING NEWS, JUNE 8, 1994, P. 52.ANON. (1994).