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Damaconoute

Occurrence in Haiti with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062278
MRDS ID TC35613
Record type Site
Current site name Damaconoute

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.76518, 19.59283 (WGS84)
Elevation 720
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 12 KM SW 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 HILAIRE IN UPPER COLOMBIER RIVER BASIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result DUMP SAMPLE: 4.13% CU, 0.03 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.76518, 19.59283
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO ORE BODY EXPOSED, BUT IN DISPLACED PART OF MEME DEPOSIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Terre-Neuve Disrict

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

  • TUNNEL 10 M LONG.

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).

Reporter information

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

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