| Deposit ID | 10085466 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maricao West and Las Tetas De Cerro Gordo West |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.98004, 18.14789 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE MARICAO WEST DEPOSIT LIES ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MAYAGUEZ. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maricao Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maricao(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Culebrinas-Guanajibo(hydrologic unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 110 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38a |
| Deposit model name | Lateritic Ni |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -66.98004, 18.14789 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701057 |
COX, DENNIS P., AND BRIGGS, REGINALD P., 1973, METALLOGENIC MAP OF PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-721, ACCOMPANIED BY EXPLANATORY PAMPHLET, 6 P.
HEIDENREICH, W. L., AND REYNOLDS, B. M., 1959, NICKEL-COBALT-IRON-BEARING DEPOSITS IN PUERTO RICO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5532, P. 25, 28, 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | [PREVIOUS UPDATER AND DATE: BAWIEC, WALTER J., 90 08.] |
| Deposit | THE MARICAO WEST DEPOSIT, WHICH COVERS ABOUT 80 ACRES, IS AN EROSIONAL REMNANT OF A MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE DEPOSIT. IT LIES ON THE CREST OF A SOUTHEAST-TRENDING RIDGE. THE AVERAGE THICKNESS OF LATERITE AND SOFT SERPENTINE, AS DISCLOSED BY THE FEW HOLES DRILLED, IS 11 AND 27 FEET, RESPECTIVELY. THE ENRICHED ZONE IS ABOUT 25 FEET THICK, INCLUDING 1.5 FEET OF LATERITE AND 23.5 FEET OF SOFT SERPENTINE. ONLY ONE OF THE HOLES REACHED THE HARD SERPENTINE, AND THE ZONE OF ENRICHMENT EXTENDED TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE HOLES DRILLED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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