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Playa Brasilito

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007873
MRDS ID CS00107
Record type Site
Current site name Playa Brasilito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.7958, 10.41439 (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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.7958, 10.41439
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 2.45M
    Length 2400M
    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 832608000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron FeO 16.13 wt-pct Iron Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 134300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE BEACH SANDS THAT IS 192,000 SQUARE METERS IN AREA AND 470,400 CUBIC METERS IN VOLUME.

Reporter information

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

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