| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.92954, 12.16096 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 33 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Netherlands Antilles(province)
Netherlands(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.92954, 12.16096 |
|---|
| Thickness | 20M | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1100M | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 266M | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1874 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mijnmaatschappij Cuacao N V |
| Home office | Neth. Antilles |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2770150001 |
WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77 7ILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS INC
RANCISCO, CALIF.
WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WO
PRINTERS LTD P 146
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, 1987, LONDON, P.55.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-JUL-1994 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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