| Deposit ID | 10085418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aguada |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.1717, 18.36316 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 |
| Relative position | DISTRICT IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF AGUADA IN THE BARRIOS PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND MALPASO (PUERTO RICO BUREAU OF MINES, 1941). SOME 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF AGUADA (MITCHELL, 1954). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Aguada Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rincon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Culebrinas-Guanajibo(hydrologic unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Result | ASSAY 54 % MN, BENTONITE IS NON SWELL TYPE |
|---|
| Model code | 97 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24c |
| Deposit model name | Volcanogenic Mn |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -67.1717, 18.36316 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Depth to top | 7.92M |
| Depth to bottom | 12.19M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Aguada |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mienkowietz, Leonard A. 1965 / Caribbean Bentonite, 1962 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701009 |
COX, DENNIS P., AND BRIGGS, REGINALD P., 1973, METALLOGENIC MAP OF PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-721, ACCOMPANIED BY EXPLANATORY PAMPHLET, 6 P.
MISKIEWICZ, LEONARD A.,1967, AGUADA MINING CORP. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE PUERTO RICIAN MINING COMMISSION; IN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO
ARMSTRONG, L.C., 1962, INVESTIGATION OF MANGANESE AND BENTONITE, AGUADA AREA, PUERTO RICO: LONGYEAR PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.
STANLEY, W.P., 1961, ACTIVITY REPORT: CARIBBEAN BENTONITE CORPORATION PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.
PUERTO RICO BUREAU OF MINES, 1941, REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF PUERTO RICO, AN APPENDIX TO THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 1939-1941: SAN JUAN, BUR. SUPPLIES, PRINTING, AND TRANSPORTATION, P. 23-24.
MITCHELL, R. C., 1954, A SURVEY OF THE GEOLOGY OF PUERTO RICO: PUERTO RICO UNIV., AGR. EXPT. STA. TECH. PAPER 13, P. 107.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANGANESE PRESENT IN TWO FORMS: VEIN MANGANESE FRON 1/2 TO 2 INCHES WIDE; FLOAT MANGANESE. THE AREA OF BEST MINERALIZATION IS 5 ACRES IN SIZE. |
| Deposit | CARIBBEAN BENTONITE DRILLED 34 HOLES IN SEARCH OF BENTONITE. FOUND THE CLAY TO BE A NON SWELL TYPE. NOTED THE MN SOLD THE PROSPECT. [PREVIOUS UPDATER AND DATE: BAWIEC, WALTER J., 90 07.] ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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