Mine detail: Aceitillar Area

Previously called '(Sababa Canote) Sabana De Los PinalitosIncludes Savanna No. 1, 2, 3 3a, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 7, 8Acetillar MinesCabo RojoSabana De Los Garitos'

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Location: Barahona, Dominican Republic, Caribbean
Lat / long: 18.14788, -71.55319
dep_id: 60001344
mrds_id: TC34305
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: ALUMINOUS LATERITE
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
model: 112: Bauxite, karst type
Year first produced: 1959
disc_yr: 1942
discr: Alcoa Mining Corp.
References:
  • Deposit:: 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.
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JAN., 1989, P. 46.
  • Deposit:: 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.
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