Land Use Data for Latitude 18.25 Longitude -65.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Caribbean National Forest
Ceiba and Naguabo
El Yunque
El Yunque National Forest
Humacao
Luquillo Biosphere Reserve

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Sand and Gravel, Construction
 Stone, Crushed/Broken, Volcanic Materials
 Stone, Crushed/Broken
 Dolomite
 Copper, Iron, Gold
 Titanium, Metal, Iron
 Barium-Barite
Aguayo ProspectIron, Copper
Arena Santiago (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Arena Tesoro Escondido (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Arenero Calabazas (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Buen SucesoIron, Copper
Cane Field & Pastor ProspectsIron
Cantera Cacao (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Cantera Perez (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Cantera Perez Inc.'s Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken
Deposit No. 2Iron
Deposit No. 3Iron, Limestone, High Calcium
Deposit No. 4Iron
Deposit No. 5Iron
El YunqueCopper, Gold
Fajardo Sand & Gravel (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Gravero Berrios (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Gravero Palo Seco (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Gravero Roig (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Humacao Copper ProspectCopper, Iron, Molybdenum
Island Queen MineIron, Copper
Keystone MineIron, Copper
La Mina, Rio BlancaIron, Gold, Silver, Copper
Las Piedras Construction's Aggregate WorkingsStone, Crushed/Broken, Volcanic Materials
Luquillo Mountains Gold PlacersGold
Metropolis Quarry Inc.'s Aggregate QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken
Planta Arena (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Rafeal Colon Homs, Inc.'s Aggregate WorkingsStone, Crushed/Broken, Volcanic Materials
Rio Santiago Copper ProspectCopper, Iron, Molybdenum
San Lorenzo Sand and Gravel's QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction
Santiago & Pastor ProspectsIron, Copper
Suiza ProspectCopper, Iron
Zequeira Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.