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Paraiso Prospects

Occurrence in Cartago, Costa Rica with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007988
MRDS ID CS00252
Record type Site
Current site name Paraiso Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.80964, 9.8622 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cartago(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Cartago

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG THE NW BANK OF RIO REVENTAZON BETWEEN PARAISO AND CERVANTES, N OF VALLE DE UJARRAZ.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Ore

Analytical data

Result 9 SAMPLES ANALYZED BY ALCOA RANGED FROM 39.4 TO 51.4% ALUMINA (26.5 - 34.2% EXTRACTABLE BY BAYER PROCESS), 13.7 TO 25.4% SILICA, 2.93 TO 15.8% FE OXIDES, AND 1.78 TO 3.45% TITANIA.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.80964, 9.8622
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 1.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 15000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al 44 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED RESERVES ARE 4 MILLION TONNES OF ALUMINA IN 12 TO 15 MILLION TONNES OF LATERITE AT 44 % TOTAL ALUMINA (WITH 30 % RECOVERABLE).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DONDOLI B., CESAR, 1970, LOCALIZATION DE UN HORIZONTE LATERITICO BAUXITICO EN LA ZONA DE PARAISO DE CARTAGO: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 9, NO. 6, 21 P.

  • Deposit

    ASHLEY, B. E., AND BRIGGS, R. C., 1970, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA: MINERALS YEARBOOK 1970, V. 3, P. 898.

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S. H., KURTZ, H. F., OLSON, J. C., AND NEELEY, C. L., IN PRESS, GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF ALUMINUM; WORLD BAUXITE RESOURCES: U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 1076-B.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BAUXITIC LATERITE 1.3 TO 1.8 M THICK, ABOVE A CLAY-RICH ZONE MORE THAN 10 M THICK, IN ANDESITE AND ALUVIUM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1986 Howe, Stephen S. (Cox, Dennis P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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