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Cerro Maimon

Occurrence in La Vega, Dominican Republic 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062421
MRDS ID TC35822
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Maimon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.25373, 18.89203 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 17 KM ESE OF BONAO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Vega(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Dominican Republic La Vega

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION PICKED ARBITRARILY AS CENTER PEAK OF CERROS DE MAIMON.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Maimon Formation
    Rock description Maimon Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.25373, 18.89203
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Dominicana

Comments on development

  • DIAMOND DRILLING COMPLETED IN 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND GORDON, MACKENZIE, JR., 1950, U.S. GEOLGOICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-D, P. 307-356.

  • Deposit

    KESLER, S.E., LEVY, E., AND MARTIN, F., C., 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME H, THE CARIBBEAN REGION ED., DENGO, G., AND CASE, J.E., THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, V. H, P. 459-482.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING HANDBOOK, 1984-1985, P. 143.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-93 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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