Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlHigh Gold Values In Hard Quartz Only.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Schist
Associated rockDiorite
StructureSchistosity - Nw, At Intersection Of Nw Faults And Ne Fracture Zones
Tectonic settingDipilto Uplift, Chortis Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1922-1928
Discovery year1673
Identification
Deposit ID10106498
MRDS IDW702072
Alternate namesIncludes San Albino, El Golfo, And Agua De Arras Veins
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates13.6884, -86.08608
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.ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 190.PIATT, R.R., 1937, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE SAN ALBINO MINES, SAN ALBINO DISTRICT, NEAR TOWN OF JICARO, DEPARTMENT OF NUEVA SEGOVIA - 9-11-37: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, 8 P.BUTTERS, C., 1933, LETTER TO MR. ARTHUR HANBURGER OF SAN FRANCISCO, CONCERNING THE SAN ALBINO MINE - AUGUST 4, 1933, 7 P.LEVY, E. 1970, LA METALOGENESIS EN AMERICA CENTRAL: PUB. GEOL. ICAITI, P. 17-57.