Mine detail: Achuapa

Previously called 'Mina TatarinaLa Hervidera'

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Location: Leon, Nicaragua, North America
Lat / long: 13.07176, -86.72777
dep_id: 10062440
mrds_id: TC35902
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Galena, Limonite
gangue: Quartz
Reporter: Venable, Margaret
hrock_unit: Lower Coyol
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
arock_type: Plutonic Rock
Structure: Located Between 2 Major Up-To-The-Ne Sw Trending Normal Faults, Minor Nw Faults
References:
  • Deposit:: CERRON, R., 1969, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE NICARAGUA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, INDUSTRIA Y COMERCIO, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 46 P.
  • Deposit:: HODGSON, G., AND WILLIAMS, R.L., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ACHUAPA QUADRANGLE, 2855-II.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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