Mine detail: Metropolis Quarry Inc* Aggregate Quarry

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Location: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean
Lat / long: 18.36454, -65.70778
dep_id: 10056648
mrds_id: TC00701
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Corteza Terrestre/Surface Mining Permits Office, Kibbe, R. D. And Carbonaro, M.M.
hrock_unit: Tabonuco Formation
hrock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
discr: Metropolis Quarry, Inc.
References:
  • Deposit:: RECORDS OF THE CORTEZA TERRESTRE (SURFACE MINING PERMITS OFFICE), PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 1991.
  • Deposit:: BRIGGS, R.P., AND AGUILAR-CORTES, E., 1980, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FAJARDO AND CAYO ICACOS QUADRANGLES, PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1153, SCALE 1:20,000.
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