Curacao Phosphate Mine

Past Producer in Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10205958
MAS/MILS ID 2770150001
Record type Site
Current site name Curacao Phosphate Mine
Alternate or previous names D Santa Barbara Phosphate Deposit, Curacao Phosphate Mine Also Calle, Calle

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.92954, 12.16096 (WGS84)
Elevation 33

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Netherlands Antilles(province)

Netherlands(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Netherlands Netherlands Antilles

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.92954, 12.16096

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Length 1100M
    Width 266M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Date of Last Modification 920102

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1874
Year of first production 1875

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mijnmaatschappij Cuacao N V
    Home office Neth. Antilles
    Year 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ONLY PRODUCES VERY SMALL QUANTITIES NOW. ESSENTIALLY MINED OUT.
  • THE RESERVES ARE ESSENTIALLY FULLY DEPLETED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77 7ILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS INC

  • Deposit

    RANCISCO, CALIF.

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WO

  • Deposit

    PRINTERS LTD P 146

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, 1987, LONDON, P.55.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1994 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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