Valle Del General

Occurrence in San Jose, Costa Rica with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022552
MRDS ID DE03149
Record type Site
Current site name Valle Del General

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -83.98722, 9.6059 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Jose(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica San Jose

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -83.98722, 9.6059

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valle De General

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Alcoa De Costa Rica

Comments on development

  • 1956 DISC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1963

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2-2.5 M THICK BAUXITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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