| Deposit ID | 10085554 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701166 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cacao |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.03835, 18.01373 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Patillas Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Patillas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern(hydrologic unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | + 400 PPM CU IN SOILS, OXIDIZED TO 15 METERS |
|---|
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -66.03835, 18.01373 |
|---|
| General form | SILICIFICATION ALONG A NORHT 30 EAST FAULT |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1957 |
| Discoverer | A.D. Fraser |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Freeport |
| First year | 1964 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701166 |
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.
FLINT, D., 1965, FREEPROT EXPLORATION COMPANY,PUERTO RICO COPPER EXPLORATION, MAY 29, 1964 THROUGHT DEC. 4, 1964, FINAL REPORT: FREEPORT EXPLORAITON CO. PRIVATE REPEORT IN FILE AT THE DEPARATMENT OF NATURAL RECOURSES, PUERTO RICO.
COOKSON, J.M., AND BERGEY, W.R., 1961, PRELIMINALRY REPROT ON CACAO AREA, GUAYAMA CONCESSION,PUERTO RICO: A.D. FRASER PRIVIATE REPROT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEAR SW BORADER FO SAN LORENSO BATHILITH |
| Deposit | LIMITED PORTENTIAL FOR PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT. ; 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-1990 | Mckelvey, G.E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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