La Rama

Occurrence in Dominican Republic with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095989
MRDS ID TC35844
Record type Site
Current site name La Rama
Alternate or previous names San Francisco Concession

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.14512, 18.49316 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM NNW OF SAN CRISTOBAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Dominican Republic

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF RIO NIGUA IN HEADWATERS OF ARROYO PLATANITO, NW OF NARANJA DULCE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.27-10.62% CU (5 SAMPLES), 0.20-1.80 OZ/TON AG, 0.04-2.76 OZ/TON AU, 1.94% PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.14512, 18.49316

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 E
    Dip SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Cristobal Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jacob Harootian

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ

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.