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Ocean Cay

Past Producer in Bahamas, the with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062300
MRDS ID TC35636
Record type Site
Current site name Ocean Cay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.21645, 25.41706 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahamas, the(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Bahamas, the

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FOR OCEAN CAY ARE FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.21645, 25.41706
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Marcona Ocean Industries Inc.
    First year 1990

Comments on the production information

  • ANNUAL CAPACITY 2,500,000 METRIC TONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TORRES, I.E., THE BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA IN MINERAL INDUSTRIES OF LATIN AMERICA AND CANADA, 1990, INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK V. 3, P. 32-37

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    TORRES (1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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