Description
Alcoa Mining Corp.
Deposit
Deposit typeALUMINOUS LATERITE
Model112: Bauxite, karst type
Deposit sizeS
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1959
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID60001344
MRDS IDTC34305
Alternate namesCabo Rojo, Acetillar Mines, Includes Savanna No. 1, 2, 3 3a, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 7, 8, (Sababa Canote) Sabana De Los Pinalitos, Sabana De Los Garitos
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates18.14788, -71.55319
References
GOLDICH, S.S., AND BERGQUIST, H.R., 1947, ALUMINOUS LATERITIC SOIL OF THE SIERRA DE BAHORUCO AREA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, W.I.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 953-C, P. 53-84.MINING MAGAZINE, JAN., 1989, P. 46.PATTERSON, S.H., KORTZ, H.F., OLSON, J.C., AND NEELEY, C.L., 1980, WORLD BAUXITE RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1076-B, 151 P.