Mine detail: Riscos De Oro

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Location: Nicaragua, North America
Lat / long: 14.03422, -84.23325
dep_id: 10100564
mrds_id: W702069
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Quartz
Reporter: Bliss, James D., Venable, Margaret
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
arock_type: Basalt
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:: MIDDLETON, R.S., AND CAMPBELL, E.E., 1979, GOEPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL METHODS FOR MAPPING GOLD-BEARING STRUCTURES IN NICARAGUA; IN HOOD, P.J., ED., GEOPHYSICS AND GEOCHEMISTRY IN THE SEARCH FOR METALLIC ORES: GEOLOCICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT 31, P. 779-798.
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