Mine detail: Silencio Mine

Previously called 'Recio Mine W. C. Bagby Oral Commun.1986 Indicates That the Recio Mine Is A Separate Mine.'

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Location: Guanacaste, Costa Rica, North America
Lat / long: 10.3094, -84.94855
dep_id: 10007894
mrds_id: CS00128
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Stibnite
gangue: Hematite, Quartz
other_matl: Pyrite, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: VEIN
model: 151: Epithermal vein, Sado
alteration: Oxidation. Goethite And Hematite Are Main Oxidation Minerals.
Reporter: Cox, Dennis P., Mosier, Dan
hrock_type: Dacite
References:
  • Deposit:: GIOVANI SOSTO, MINE OWNER, ORAL COMMUNICATION, 1986.
  • Deposit:: VISITED BY USGS SCIENTISTS, 1986.
  • 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.
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