Mine detail: Canon Occurrence

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Location: Cartago, Costa Rica, North America
Lat / long: 9.68443, -83.91936
dep_id: 10007990
mrds_id: CS00255
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bauxite
orebody_fm: BLANKET
model: 111: Bauxite, laterite type
Reporter: Howe, Stephen S.
References:
  • Deposit:: SANDOVAL M., FELIPE, 1969, MINING POTENTIAL IN COSTA RICA: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 8, NO. 32, P. 2.
  • Deposit:: PATTERSON, S. H., KURTZ, H. F., OLSON, J. C., AND NEELEY, C. L., 1986, GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF ALUMINUM; WORLD BAUXITE RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1076-B.
  • Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.
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