| Deposit ID | 10094911 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | GEM1112 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cabo Rojo |
| Alternate or previous names | Vargas |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.13281, 18.05067 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES SW OF CABO ROJO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cabo Rojo Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Puerto Real(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico(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 |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | SOIL AND ROCK SAMPLES TO 300 PPM CU, 100 PPB AU |
|---|
| (1) | -67.13281, 18.05067 |
|---|
| General form | LARGE AREA OF INTENSELY ALTERED ROCKS |
|---|---|
| Length | 3048M |
| Width | 3048M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1965 |
| Discoverer | Phelps Dodge |
| District name | San German |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cominco |
| First year | 1987 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | GEM1112 |
FLINT, D., 1965, FREEPROT EXPLORATION COMPANY PUERTO RICO COPPER EXPLORATION, MAY 29, 1964 THROUGH DEC. 4, 1974, FINAL REPORT: FREEPORT EXPLORATION CO. PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOUCES, PUERTO RICO
FREEPORT MAPPING
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL AREAS OF ALTERATION ALIGN ALONG A N 45 W TREND |
| Deposit | LITTLE EVIDENSE OF ECONOMIC MINERALIZATION. POTENTIAL IS EITHER A DEPTH FOR A HIDDEN PORHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT OR FOR PRICOUS METALS. NO DIRCTE INIDATORS ARE KNOWN. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1990 | Mckelvey, G.E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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