Name Unknown Northwest of Santiago

Producer in Santiago, Dominican Republic with commodity Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063874
MRDS ID TC37907
Record type Site
Current site name Name Unknown Northwest of Santiago

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.82735, 19.58033 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 20 KM NW OF SANTIAGO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santiago(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Dominican Republic Santiago

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.82735, 19.58033

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cementos Cibao C. Por A.
    First year 1990

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 400,000 MT CEMENT/YR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TAVARES, I., GARCIA, E., ACEVEDO, R., COMPILERS, 1986, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES NO METALICOS IDENTIFICADOS Y FACILIDADES INDUSTRIALES DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA: DEPARTMENTO DE GEOLOGIA, DIRECCION GENERAL DE MINERIA, SCALE 1:1,000,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAP INDICATES THAT IT IS A SMALL DEPOSIT, PROBABLY THE SOURCE OF LIMESTONE FOR CEMENTOS CIBAO C. POR A.. THEY MAY ALSO USE THE CALCAREOUS CLAYS (MARLS) TO THE SOUTH.
Deposit CEMENT PLANT IS ABOUT 4-5 KM S OF SANTIAGO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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