| Deposit ID | 10099424 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC35843 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bucaro Hill |
| Alternate or previous names | San Francisco Concession |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.15623, 18.48594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 259 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dominican Republic(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Dominican Republic |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -70.15623, 18.48594 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1855 |
| Discoverer | Colonel Heneken |
| District name | San Cristobal Mining District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Diaz , Santo Domingo Exploration Co. , Blanton Copper Mining Syndicate 1 |
| First year | 1902 |
| Last year | 1912 |
| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1915-1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^8.6-16.9% Cu, 1.3-2.8 Oz/Ton Ag, 0.005-0.06 Oz/Ton Au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC35843 |
CIMRI
VAUGHAN ET AL (1921).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG SLIPS IN CHLORITIZED TUFFS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1847-1863 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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