Mine detail: El Encanto Mine

Previously called 'Playa Real Mines'

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Location

Lat / long: 10.39274, -85.83191

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Last production ended: 1918

Geology

Host type:Shale
Tectonic:Nicoya Ophiolite Complex
Alteration processes:Silicification

References

MRDSCS00031
DEP10007814
Reference{Deposit:: ROBERTS, R. J., 1944, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 935-H, P. 394.}{Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.}{Production:: ROBERTS (1944)}
ReporterHowe, Stephen S., Mosier, Dan