Unnamed Sand Quarry

Producer in Colon, Panama with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10057136
MRDS ID TC01384
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Sand Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.06038, 9.25695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colon(province)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Panama Colon

Comments on the location information

  • CENTER OF CONCESSION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BEACH SAND

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.06038, 9.25695

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 1979

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Municipio De Chagres

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: 1979 (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.