Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsAzurite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10157591
MRDS IDW701014
Alternate namesNorth & South Tanama
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.25896, -66.78977
References
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