Magua

Producer in Santiago, Dominican Republic with commodity 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100800
MRDS ID TC35828
Record type Site
Current site name Magua
Alternate or previous names Rio Magua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.12069, 19.37701 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 4 MILES S OF MONCION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santiago(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Dominican Republic Santiago

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RICE-SIZE NUGGETS COMMON.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.12069, 19.37701

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEYLMUN, E.B., 1992, PLACER GOLD IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CALIFORNIA MINING JOURNAL, V. 62, NO. 4, P. 56-58

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TERRACES ARE 4 OR 5 MILES UPSTREAM FROM MOUTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.