Rio Sin

Past Producer in La Vega, Dominican Republic with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062407
MRDS ID TC35804
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Sin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.22095, 18.87647 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Vega(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Dominican Republic La Vega

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION ARBITRAY POINT ON RIO SIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.22095, 18.87647

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • IN 1992 ACTIVE EXPLORATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND GORDON, MACKENZIE, JR., 1950, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-D, P. 307-356.

  • Deposit

    ELLIS, G., 1992, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW-1992: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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