Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Limestone, General
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsBoehmite, Gibbsite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Kaolinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1959
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10182881
Alternate namesLas Mercedes, Cabo Rojo, Bucan Polo Dist. Deposits, Aceitillar, Acetillar Dist. Deposits
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.13398, -71.54959
References
MATERIALS SURVEY,BAUXITE,U.S.BUMINES,1953,SECTION III,P.14.1975 E/MJ INT.DIR.OF MINING&MINERAL PROCESSING OPERS.P.219MINERALS YEARBOOK-1973, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ISLS.OF CARP.984.V.III.DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY,SERIES 1501,SHEET NE 19-5,SCALE 1:250LONDON,ENGLAND.1973.P.89.MATERIALS SURVEY-BAUXITE.1953.BU MINES,DEPT.OF INTERIOR.SECTU.S.BU MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK.1973.VOL.III,INTER.REPORTS,THINDUSTRY OF ISLANDS OF CARIBBEAN.P.980-981TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH PHILIP DORRANCE OF ALCOA.JAN.21,ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 1977, P.140-142.JAMACIAN BAUXITE INSTITUTE, COUNTY PROFILE ON THE BAUXITEINDUSTRY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICU.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THEAMERICAN REPUBLICS, BULL. 953, 1945.