San Isidro Del General

Prospect in San Jose, Costa Rica with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279592
MAS/MILS ID 2230350001
Record type Site
Current site name San Isidro Del General

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.51661, 9.16783 (WGS84)
Elevation 2100
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Jose(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica San Jose

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boehmite Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.51661, 9.16783

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Area 2800HA
    Depth to top 0.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top .1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .1
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2800
    Date of Last Modification 830718

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Codesa
    Interest 100
    Home office Costa Rica

Comments on the ownership information

  • CODESA IS AN AUTONOMOUS PUBLIC ENTERPRISE. CODESA=CORPORACION COSTARRICENSE DE DESARROLLO COMPANIA ANONIMA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Measured 150000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 150000000mt ore
    Total resources 150000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 35 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1971
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 78500000mt ore
    Total resources 78500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 35 wt-pct Aluminum Major 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2800HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 5000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 4.32
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2800HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 10000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    COSTA RICA, WORLD MINING CATALOGUE, SURVEY, AND DIRECTORY,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1971, P. 128.

  • Deposit

    COSTA RICA, MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER, 1972, P. 306.

  • Deposit

    COSTA RICA, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1971, P.

  • Deposit

    55.

  • Deposit

    COSTA RICA, MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER, 1969, P. 258.

  • Deposit

    COSTA RICA, MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER, 1971, P. 269.

  • Deposit

    COSTA RICA, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1973, P. 62-63.

  • Deposit

    VALETON, IDA, BAUXITES, ELSEVIER PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1972,

  • Deposit

    P. 61.

  • Deposit

    SKINNER, WALTER, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1978, P. 78.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-94 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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