Mine detail: America

Previously called 'New AmericaNueva America'

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Location: Nicaragua, North America
Lat / long: 13.77118, -84.35549
dep_id: 10086124
mrds_id: W702049
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter: Bliss, James D., Page, Norman J., Venable, Margaret
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
References:
  • Deposit:: INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 AND ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.
  • Deposit:: GARBRECHT, LOUIS, 1920, NEW MINING FIELDS IN EASTERN NICARAGUA: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 109, NO. 14, P. 791-797.
  • Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 1966, GEOGRAFIA FISICA Y RECURSOS MINEROS DE NICARAGUA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, 103 P.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Reserve-Resource:: GARBRECHT, 1920; SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 1966.
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