Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formEAST - WEST MAGNETIC ANOMALY
Ore controlAdjacent Of Stock, Partly Covered By Young Gravels
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueMagnetite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
Associated rockDiorite · Caguas
AlterationGarnet, Epidote
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1963
Identification
Deposit ID10023031
MRDS IDGEM1111
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates18.16733, -66.03278
References
BERGEY, W.R., 1963, REPORT ON THE BORINQUEN AEROMAGNETIC AREA: A.D. FRASER PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.FLINT, D., 1965, FREEPORT EXPLORATION COMPANY, PUERTO RICO COPPER EXPLORATION, MAY 29, 1964 THROUGH DECEMBER 4, 1964, FINAL REPORT: FREEPORT EXPLORATION COMPANY PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.FREEPORT DRILLED TWO HOLES UNDER STRONG MAGNETIC HIGH = DISSEMENTATED MAGNETITE IN AMPHIBOLIT