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Punta Gorda District

Prospect in Cuba with commodities Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024522
MRDS ID ISM0246
Record type Site
Current site name Punta Gorda District
Alternate or previous names Punta Guarico, Punta Gorda Nickel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.84967, 20.5839 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Cuba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Rock unit name Cauto Belt
    Rock description Cauto Belt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.84967, 20.5839
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tropical Weathering Of Obducted Ophiolite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Year of first production 1984

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cuban Government

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.5 wt-pct Nickel Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.33 wt-pct Nickel Major 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASE, J.E., 1980, CRUSTAL SETTING OF MAFIC AND ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS AND ASSOCIATED ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIO-N: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 80-304, 95 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1970, CUBAN NICKEL: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 122, NO. 3, P. 165. (PA8)

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1982, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA--CUBA: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL LTD., MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, P-. 364. (C9, PA8)

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1981, THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL, 3D ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, [498] -P.

  • Deposit

    PETERS, H.D., 1975, NICKEL: VORKOMMEN, PRODUKTION, BEDARFSDECKUNG IM RAHMEN DER WELTWIRTSCHAFT [NICKEL; OCCURRENC-E, PRODUCTION, AND SUPPLY IN WORLD TRADE]: ESSEN, (GERMANY) B-ERGBAU, ROHSTOFFE ENGERIE, VERLAG GLUCK AUF GMBH, V. 9, 112 P.- (RR1)

  • Deposit

    DIMARIA, EUGENE, 1984, OCT. STARTUP FOR CUBA'S PUNTA GORDA NICKEL REFINERY: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V. 92, NO. 120- (20 JUN), P. 6. (PA8)

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1983, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA--CUBA: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL LTD., P. 328.

  • Deposit

    DIMARIA, EUGENE, 1984, CUBA IN MAJOR NICKEL THRUST: AMERICAN METAL MARKERT, V. 92, NO. 119 (19 JUN), P. 1, 11. (R-R2, RR25)

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 5/30/75.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 9/74, P. 212.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 9/75, P. 207.

  • Production

    PA8: RF2, RF6

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1983 Foose, Michael P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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