| Deposit ID | 10062279 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC35614 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Casseus |
| Alternate or previous names | Casseu's |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.76629, 19.59367 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 720 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 KM SW OF GROS-MORNE. 32 MILES SW OF CAP-HAITIAN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Haiti(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Haiti |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Digenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE: 3.95% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | HARNISH AND BROWN (1986) HAVE GARNET ANALYSES. |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Colombier Volcanic Sequence; | ||||
| Rock description | Colombier Volcanic Sequence; | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Miguinda Formation Of Colombier Volcanic Sequence |
| Rock description | Miguinda Formation Of Colombier Volcanic Sequence |
| (1) | -72.76629, 19.59367 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Terre-Nueve Mountains Form Double Plunging Anticline Cored By Quartz Monzonite To Quartz Diorite Stock. |
| Thickness | 100M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1728 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Terre-Neuve District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hayti Mines Co. |
| First year | 1910 |
| Last year | 1920 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 34000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9070000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC35614 |
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.
CIMRI
WOODRING ET. AL (1924).
WOODRING ET. AL (1924). HARNISH AND BROWN (1986).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHORT TUNNEL CUTS ANDESITE-QUARTZ DIORITE CONTACT; LONGER IS IN CONTACT ZONE OF TACTITE AND LIMESTONE WHICH IS EROSIONAL UNCONFORMITY, DISPLACED PART OF MEME MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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