Unnamed Kaolin Pit

Producer in Chiriqui, Panama with commodity Kaolin
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057126
MRDS ID TC01374
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Kaolin Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.22905, 8.75754 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiriqui(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Chiriqui

Comments on the location information

  • CENTER OF CONCESSION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.22905, 8.75754

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1987

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Arcillas Carra, S. A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLO, RUDOLFO, 1990, CONCESIONES Y SOLICITUDES DE MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION: DIRECCION GENERAL DE RECURSOS MINERALES, MAP, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: 1987? (UNDER CONTRACT)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1992 Page, Norman J. (Pierce, H. A.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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