Playa Potrero

Occurrence in Costa Rica with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007872
MRDS ID CS00106
Record type Site
Current site name Playa Potrero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.77497, 10.44856 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Costa Rica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.77497, 10.44856

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 2.94M
    Length 4150M
    Width 80M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 1581250000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron FeO 18.8 wt-pct Iron Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 297274000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron FeO 55 wt-pct Iron Major 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 1978, DIAGNOSTICO DEL SECTOR MINERO: SAN JOSE, ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 91 P.

  • Deposit

    CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1 SHEET.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1986 Huber, Donald F. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.