Jayao Concession

Occurrence in La Vega, Dominican Republic with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062433
MRDS ID TC35838
Record type Site
Current site name Jayao Concession
Alternate or previous names Includes Exploration Areas: Arroyo Arroyon, Rio Jayaco Main, Cano Hondo, Palma, Jatubey, Rio Blanco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.49956, 19.00065 (WGS84)

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

  • CENTRAL PART OF CONCESSION THAT EXTENDS FROM ABOUT 18-50N TO 19-08N AND 70-56W TO 70-25W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 21 SURFACE SAMPLES VARYING IN WIDTH 1-7.5 M
Result 0.21-6.67% CU
Result AVERAGE, 1.65% CU
Result DRILL HOLES: 0.12-2.33% CU.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.49956, 19.00065

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mitsubishi Metal, Mining Co. Ltd. (Late 1960'S-Early 1970'S)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAPS, GEOCHEMICAL MAPS, CROSS SECTIONS, DRILL HOLES DONE BY MITSUBISHI METAL MINING CO. IN LATE 1960'S IN CIMRI MAP FILES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DESCRIBED AS QUARTZ-EPIDOTE VEINS, VEINLETS, AND NETWORKS WITH COPPER MINERALIZATION IN DRILL AND SURFACE INTERSECTIONS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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