| Lat / long: | 10.41773, -84.98606 |
| Primary: | Gold |
| Secondary: | Silver |
| Ore: | Electrum |
| Gangue: | Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite |
| Orebody form: | VEIN |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | None |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| First production started: | 1910 |
| Host rock: | Monteverde;Monteverde |
| Host type: | Andesite |
| Associated rock: | Monteverde;Monteverde;Monteverde |
| Associated type: | Rhyolite |
| Structure: | N- And Ne-Trending Faults |
| Alteration processes: | Replacement And Veining Of Andesite By Calcite And Epidote; Phenocrysts Replaced By Sericite; Chlorite In Groundmass. Pervasive Silicification. |
| MRDS | CS00121 |
| DEP | 10007887 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: BENNETT, EVAN, 1939, GOLD MINING IN COSTA RICA: ENG. MIN. J., V. 140, NO. 1, P. 56-58.}{Deposit:: WILLIAM BENNETT, OWNER, ORAL COMMUNICATION, 1986.}{Deposit:: ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 1978, DIAGNOSTICO DEL SECTOR MINERO: SAN JOSE, ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 91 P.}{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.} |
| Reporter | Howe, Stephen S. (Cox, Dennis P.), Mosier, Dan |