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Capira, Panamá Oeste Province, Panamai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Capira | Deposit |
| Panamá Oeste Province | Province |
| Panama | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 45' 21'' North , 79° 52' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Capira | 3,432 (2017) | 0.2km |
| Llano de Santa Rosa | 944 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Villa Rosario | 3,843 (2017) | 2.0km |
| El Alto de Capira | 585 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Cermeño | 928 (2017) | 3.2km |
Low sulfidation epithermal
The Capira gold district comprises a series of low sulphidation epithermal quartz veins in a 15 km long zone trending NE between San Martin (El Espino) and Cerro Campana with a width of 10 km. The total vein length is more than 30 km. Gold was discovered in 1703 and mining was carried out until the 20th century. Swedish Geological International carried out exploration in 1988-1990. It identified 13 veins with grades up to 18 g/t Au over 1.2 m in a zone 1,500 m long with zones of alteration up to 30 m wide. They evaluated 5 of the veins in detail (Brenda, Flor, Dani, Madrid and Suecia veins), with trenching and 7 diamond drill holes (641.5 m) on the Brenda and Flor veins, and a best intersection of 1.2 m at 2.3 g/t Au. Capira was subsequently explored by Capira Dorada S. A. in 1991-2010s. The geology of the Capira district comprises volcanic rocks of the upper Miocene Tucué Formation including subaerial andesite/basalt breccias, tuffs, lavas, dikes and sills, and several volcanic centers or plugs at Cerro Viejo, Loma Rica, Cerro Trinidad, Cerro Valloli, Cerro Campana, Cerro Pan de Azúcar and Loma Peñon. There are zones of pervasive argillic, silicic and propylitic alteration at Cerro Cermeño, Cerro Campana, Cerro Trinidad and Cerro El Viejo.
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2 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Central AmericaRegion
North America
- Central AmericaSubregion
North America Plate
- Chorotega Volcanic ArcAccretionary Complex
Panama PlateTectonic Plate
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