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Faille

Occurrence in Haiti with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065832
MRDS ID TC41263
Record type Site
Current site name Faille
Alternate or previous names Perches, Grand Bassin, Faille A, Faille B, B-Sud Zone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.9746, 19.58394 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 37 KM ESE OF CAP HAITIAN, 4 KM S OF DOUVRAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haiti(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Haiti

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result FAILLE B: UP TO 75 G/MT AU, 3 G/MT AG, AND 150 PPM TE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Cabrera Pluton;Terrier Rouge Series;Morne Cabrit Series
    Rock description Cabrera Pluton;Terrier Rouge Series;Morne Cabrit Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.9746, 19.58394
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name FAILLE B
    Dip }
    Thickness 2M
    Length 2000M
  • Name FAILLE
    Dip }

Comments on the geologic information

  • MORNE CABRIT SERIES REPRESENTS PART OF AN OPHIOLITE; TERRIER ROUGE SERIES COULO REPRESENT PART OF AN ISLAND ARC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BULK MINEABLE FROM CENTRAL AREA OF DEPOSIT (200 X 25 X 30 M).

Comments on development

  • 14 HOLES DRILLED BY UN REVOLVING FUND IN 1986-1987 WITH THE BEST 2 M INTERSECTIONS OF 13.5, 22.7, 2.04, 0.74, 6.76, 5.69, 0.5, 2 G/MT AU OVER A 1 KM STRIKE LENGTH (1191.25 M DRILLED IN 13 HOLES). UN DID 1:2000 SCALE GEOLOGIC MAPPING 800 SAMPLES ON A SOIL GRID, 2000 M OF TRENCHING IN 60 TRENCHES, 20 PITS (1600 ASSAYS FOR AU), THREE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS (IP AND MAGNETOMETRY).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    GOUVERNEMENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI (1985)

  • Deposit

    GOUVERNEMENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI, 1985, PRECIOUS AND BASE METALS EXPLORATION IN NORTHERN HAITI: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 29 OCTOBER 1985, VARIOUS PAGINATION.

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V.F., 1986, UNPUBLISHED FILES, 13 MARCH 1986.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY 0: ABOUT 14 DRILL HOLES ALONG 2 +/- KM LENGTH WITH 0.5 UP TO 64 G/MT AU, 0.2-2.8% CU. ORE BODY 1: PB AND ZN GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES. ASSOCIATED WITH THINLY BEDDED BARITE, CHERT, SILICEOUS SHALES AND TUFFS, UP TO 5 G/MT AU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-95 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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