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Great Inagua Island

Producer in Inagua, Bahamas, The with commodities Halite, Bromine
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062301
MRDS ID TC35637
Record type Site
Current site name Great Inagua Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.56714, 21.02666 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inagua(province)

Bahamas, The(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bahamas, The Inagua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Bromine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.56714, 21.02666
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Morton Bahamas Ltd.
    Last year 1990

Comments on the production information

  • ANNUAL CAPACITY 1,500,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR; ANNUAL PRODUCTION FOR THE BAHAMAS, MOST PROBABLY COMES FROM THIS SITE.

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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