| Deposit ID | 10096184 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002830 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cabo Rojo Nickel Deposits-Puerto Rico |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.14948, 18.21733 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mayagüez Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mayaguez(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico(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 |
| (1) | -67.14948, 18.21733 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1959 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 90500000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | GUANAJIBO | ||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 79000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002830 |
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 6/3/74, ITEM # B3020
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 3/25/74, ITEM # B2041
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 1/27/75, ITEM # C1438
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BEST IDENTIFIED DEPOSIT OF THE CABO ROJO IS THE GUANAJIBO, WITH SOME 8-MILLION METRIC TONS OF ORE-1.22% NI, AND A POSSIBILITY OF 22,000,000 MT DEPOSIT NEARBY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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