Unidentified Sand and Gravel Quarry

Producer in Puerto Rico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10056704
MRDS ID	TC00765
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unidentified Sand and Gravel Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-65.83834, 18.07984 (WGS84)
Elevation	3
Location accuracy	5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yabucoa Municipio(county)

Puerto Rico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Punta Guayanes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern(hydrologic unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)

Caribbean(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Puerto Rico

Comments on the location information

RIO INGENIO, NEAR KILOMETER MARKER KM 2.4 ALONG ROUTE PR-906, NEAR PLAYA GUAYANES, YABUCOA.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Sand and Gravel	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
Host or associated Host

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

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt

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

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-65.83834, 18.07984	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No
Discoverer	Luis A. Aponte Nieves

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Luis A. Aponte Nieves
Type Owner

Owner Ela

Type	Operator
Owner	Luis A. Aponte Nieves

Type	Owner
Owner	Ela

Comments on the production information

MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION PERMITTED PER DAY IS 150 CUBIC METERS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC00765

Bibliographic references

Deposit

FILES OF THE CORTEZA TERRESTRE (SURFACE MINING PERMITS OFFICE), PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 1991.
Deposit

ROGERS, C.L., 1977, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUNTA GUAYANES QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-998, SCALE 1:20,000.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	ALLUVIAL PLAIN DEPOSITS OF SILT, SAND, CLAY, PEBLLES, AND COBBLES IN VALLE DE YABUCOA.
Deposit	THE RECORD NUMBER IN THE FILE LINK ID FIELD, WITH A PREFIX OF 'FP' OR 'R' IS THE MINING PERMIT NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THAT SITE BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO SURFACE MINING PERMITS OFFICE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1991	Corteza Terrestre/Surface Mining Permits Office	Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources
Updater	01-AUG-1991	Kibbe, R. D. (Orris, Greta J.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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