Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlNortheset Major Fault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite
GangueEpidote, Pyrite
Other materialsHematite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone,Carbonate,Tuff,Basalt
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationGarnet, Epidote, Chlorite, Calcite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1750
Identification
Deposit ID10085525
MRDS IDW701128
Alternate namesLas Torres
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.19038, -65.83334
References
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.BERGEY, W.R., AND HAWLEY, R.G., 1958, REPORTS ON THE LAS TORRES AREA, CAGUAS CONCESSION, PUERTO RICO: A.D. FRASER PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.VAZQUEZ, LEOVIGILDO, 1960, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE KEYSTONE IRON MINE NEAR JUNCOS, PUERTO RICO, DEPT. OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, BULL 7.KNOERR, A. W., 1952, MINNESOTA MINING MEN OPEN UP RICH PUERTO RICO IRON MINE: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 153, NO. 8, P. 74-79.