| Deposit ID | 10094912 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | GEM1120 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Luquillo Mountains Gold Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Fajardo, Lequillo, Mameyes, Rio Grande, Sabana River |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.74945, 18.25066 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Naguabo Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fajardo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Eastern(hydrologic unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
El Yunque National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Result | PAST ACTIVITES |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -65.74945, 18.25066 |
|---|
| General form | IRRIGUAR IN SMALL / NARROW VALLEY |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1650 |
| Discoverer | Spanish |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | GEM1120 |
NOBLE, W.D., 1932, INVESTIGATIONS OF MINERAL RESOURCS OF PORTO RICO: MINING COMMISSION PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NAUTRAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.
U.S.BUREAU OF MINES, 1936, THE MINERAL RESORUCES OF PUERTO RICO: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1600'S |
| Deposit | LIMITED POTENTIAL. SKARN LOAD DEPOSITS UP STREAM ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1990 | Mckelvey | U.S. Geological Survey |
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