Mine detail: Murra

Previously called 'La EsperanzaDoraditoSan BenitoSanta ElenaEl TuboEl SocorroAnd La Corona.El TransitoSan Juan De MurraMina La PlataSan BernardoLos AngelesLa CaliforniaLa BorrachaSan RafaelIncludes Several Veins: San AlbinoSan Pedro De ColindresSanta EmiliaOklandSan GregorioEdenSanto DomingoLa ConcepcionMonte CristoAntonietaSantiagoSan CristobalEl Manton'

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Location: Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua, North America
Lat / long: 13.75923, -86.00136
dep_id: 10096759
mrds_id: W702063
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: LENSES
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl: May Be Some Relation Of Ore Deposits To Nne Fault Zone 3 Km W Of Murra And Related(?) Ene Faults. San Albino Lies On This Trend. There Are No Prospects Or Mines Further South Than That Which May Be Due To An Up-To-The-South Wsw Normal Fault 2 Km S Of San Albino.
Reporter: Bliss, James D., Venable, Margaret
hrock_type: Schist
arock_unit: Dipilto Batholith
arock_type: Plutonic Rock
Structure: Ne And Ene Faults
tectonic: Chortis Block, Dipilto Uplift
References:
  • Deposit:: INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.
  • Deposit:: CAMACHO, JAIME, 1964, INFORME SOBRE ALGUNAS OBSERVACIONES GEOLOGICAS GENERALES SOBRE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE ORO Y PLATA DE LA REGION DE MURRA, DEPARTMENTO NUEVA SEGOVIA - 30/10/64: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 12 P.
  • Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE NICARAGUA, 1906, REPORTE GENERAL SOBRE LAS MINAS DEL DEPARTMENTO NUEVA SEGOVIA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, 44 P.
  • Deposit:: LEVY, E., 1970, LA METALOGENESIS EN AMERICA CENTRAL: PUB. GEOL. ICAITI, P. 17-57.
  • Deposit:: CERRON, RAUL, 1969, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE NICARAGUA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, INDUSTRIA Y COMERCIO, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 46 P.
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