Rio Chucunaque

Occurrence in Darien, Panama with commodities Gold, PGE

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057444
MRDS ID TC01989
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Chucunaque

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.02949, 8.25478 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Darien

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOW, 1931, REPORTS "ALLUVIAL GOLD WITH APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF PLATINUM".

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
BC deposit profile C01. C02
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.02949, 8.25478

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS TC01989

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DGRM-SGAB, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO, MAPA METALOGENETICO: INFORME 88-7

  • Deposit

    LOW, V.F.S., 1931, PANAMA: MINING JOURNAL, V. 23, P. 205.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey