| Deposit ID | 10039023 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046537 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grande Riviere Du Nord |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.16628, 19.66728 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 12 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HAITI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Haiti(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Haiti |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Osmium | Primary |
| Iridium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | -72.16628, 19.66728 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046537 |
QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 156
THOMASSET, HENRI, 1904, NOTICE SUR LES MINES DE CUIVRE DE LA GRANDE-RIVIERE DU NORD: LE MONITEUR, NO. 45, P. 409.
WOODRING, W.P., BROWN, J.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1924, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PORT-AU-PRINCE, 631 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WOODRING ET AL. (1924) DID NOT INVESTIGATE AND SAY INVESTIGATIONS POST 1904 TO 1924 COULD NOT VERIFY THE REPORTED OCCURRENCE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1976 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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