Mine detail: Puerto Real

Previously called 'Cantera'

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Location

Lat / long:

18.04234, -67.19948

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite
Orebody form:	LARGE AREA OF INTENSE STOCKWORK VEIN
Discovery year:	1957

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Serpentinite
Structure:	Along Nw Trends Of Alteration Zone From Almarejo To Coast
Alteration processes:	Intense Silicification And Stockwork Veining

References

MRDS	GEM1114
DEP	10023033
Reference	{Deposit:: LUDDEN, 1961, REPORT ON GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE IN CABO ROJO AND SAN GERMAN-SABANA GRANDE PERMIT AREA, PUERTO RICO: PHELPS DODGE PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO}{Deposit:: PHELPS DOG}
Reporter	Mckelvey, G.E.