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Bresillac

Past Producer in Haiti with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062273
MRDS ID TC35608
Record type Site
Current site name Bresillac

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.79295, 19.63172 (WGS84)
Elevation 710
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 10 KM WSW OF GROS-MORNE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haiti(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Haiti

Comments on the location information

  • AT BRESILLAC, ON NE SIDE OF RAVINE LAMOUR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.79295, 19.63172
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip GENTLY N
    Thickness 10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1728
Year of first production 1910

Mining district

District name Terre-Neuve District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hayti Mines Co.
    First year 1910
    Last year 1920

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IS TOTAL FROM DISTRICT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1924
    Total resources 34000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1924

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL TONNAGE IN MEME VALLEY AND DISTRICT.

Comments on the workings information

  • 14M BRANCHING TUNNEL, SHAFT 2.5 -10 M DEEP, AND SHORT TUNNELS IN BARREN PORPHYRY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    WOODRING ET AL (1924).

  • Reserve-Resource

    WOODRING AT AL (1924).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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