Mine detail: Fila Chocosuela

Previously called 'Volcan Viejo ProspectQuebrada Azufrada ProspectCerro Congo ProspectEurospect Concession.'

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Location: Costa Rica, North America
Lat / long: 10.2619, -84.34132
dep_id: 10066232
mrds_id: TC42263
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sulfur
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Gold, Pyrite, Sulfur
gangue: Pyrolusite
alteration: Arillization, Silicification, Sericitization
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Enriched Unit Of Poas Andesite Formation
hrock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Ash,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
arock_unit: Poas Andesite Formation
arock_type: Dacite,Basalt
References:
  • Deposit:: BERRANGE, J.P., MATHER, S.J., MORALES C., NURY, AND ALVARADO V., FERNANDO, 1990, THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS OF COSTA RICA: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, PROYECTO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES (PACOMI), 181 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: BERRANGE ET AL (1990).
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