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Stream sediment surveys of Panama
Program Location Area Number of Sample Elements Lab Pulps Report
  (sq km) ss samples density Analyzed   Saved? /Map
               
Panama                
               
UNDP Azuero 17,000 5,750 0.34 Cu, Pb, DGRM No Yes/Yes
Phase I Peninsula       Zn, Mo, Panama    
(1965-1968)         Co, Mn, Ni      
               
UNDP A: Bocas de Toro 1633   0.41 Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo DGRM No Yes/Yes
Phase II B: Maje 1377   0.49 some Au, As, Ag, Mn Panama    
(1969-1972) C: San Blas, Darien 1807   0.47 a few Ni, Co      
D: Pirre 2200   0.46        
Total 15,400 7037 0.46        
               
Oltenia Oltenia A 585 209 0.36 Cu DGRM No No/Yes
(1970-1972) Oltenia B 466 275 0.59 Cu, Zn, Mo Bondar No Yes/No
Bison 2 & 3 252 60 0.24 Cu, Zn, Mn DGRM No Yes/Yes
Rio Rey 15 26 0.58 Cu DGRM No Yes/Yes
               
El Toro Bocas del Toro 2,000 68 0.034 Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo Skyline No Yes/No
               
               
UNDP Sona Peninsula 1542     Cu, Pb, Zn, DGRM No Yes/Yes
Phase III Coiba Island 511     Ag, As, Co, Panama    
Total 2,053 1202 0.59 Mo, Ni, Mn      
               
DGRM Southern Belt 1,649 1678 1.02 Cu, Pb, As in seds DGRM Yes Yes/Yes
(1978-1981) Northern Belt 188 410 2.18 Zn, Pb, As in soils Panama    
Colon 80 671 8.38 Au, Ag in rocks      
Eastern Panama 135 524 3.89        
Darien 40 425 10.63        
Total 2,092 3708 1.77        
               
TexasGulf Remance 450 450 1 Zn, Cu, Pb, As DGRM No No/Yes
-1981 compilation              
               
Codemin Cerro Colorado 750 324 0.43 Cu, Pb, Zn, DGRM Yes Yes/No
-1980         Mo, Au, Ag, As Panama    
               
Codemin Rio Saqui 25 81 3.2 Cu, Pb, Zn, DGRM Yes Yes/Yes
-1982         Mo, As, Mn Panama    
               
DGRM Rio Tabasara 526 229 0.44 Au, Ag DGRM Yes Yes/Yes
-1982           Panama    
               
IAEA Veraguas 760 88 0.12 Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo DGRM Yes Yes/No
-1984         Au, As, Mn, U Panama    
               
Swedish West Area 7,550 387 0.05 Cu, Pb, Zn DGRM Yes Yes/Yes
Geological Central Area 6,149 499 0.08 Co, Ni, Cr, Panama    
(1988-1990) East Area 1,925 102 0.05 Mn, Au, As      
Total 15,624 988 0.06 9 major oxides