| Location: | Nicaragua, North America |
| Lat / long: | 14.03422, -84.58326 |
| dep_id: | 10073109 |
| mrds_id: | W018936 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Zinc, Copper, Lead |
| Minor mineral: | Silver, Gold |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold |
| gangue: | Chlorite, Pyrite, Quartz |
| work_type: | Surface/Underground |
| alteration: | Slight Wallrock Replacement, Alteration Abundant |
| conc_proc: | More Base Metals In Sw End Of District, More Gold To Ne. See Individual Descriptions. |
| ore_ctrl: | Faults; Ore Shoots Often In Vein Junctions And Branch Points; Second Enrichment In Oxide Zone (50-100 M) |
| Reporter: | Schruben, Paul G., Page, Norman J., Venable, Margaret |
| hrock_unit: | Metagalpa;Basement;Basement |
| hrock_type: | Shale,Siltstone,Limestone |
| arock_type: | Diorite |
| Structure: | Three Upthrown Blocks With Veins Separated By Two Downthrown Blocks; E-W Dip-Slip Faults With Small To Moderate Horizontal Displacement; Paleocaldera Structures? |
| tectonic: | Chortis Block, Central Nicaragua Uplift |
| References: |
- Deposit:: ROBERTS, R.J., IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1034, P. 187-188
- Reserve-Resource:: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1976, P. 355.
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