Guazuma Placers

Producer in Santiago, Dominican Republic with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10062427
MRDS ID	TC35830
Record type	Site
Current site name	Guazuma Placers
Alternate or previous names	Includes Rincon De Piedras and Rio Inoa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-70.95097, 19.28395 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)
Relative position	3 TO 5 MILES S OF SAN JOSE DE LAS MATAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santiago(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Dominican Republic	Santiago

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-70.95097, 19.28395	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

BELIEVED TO REPRESENT OLD CHANNEL OF RIO BAO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC35830

Bibliographic references

Deposit

HEYLMUN, E.B., 1992, PLACER GOLD IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CALIFORNIA MINING JOURNAL, V. 62, NO. 4, P. 56-58
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-DEC-92	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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