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Venecia Mine

Past Producer in Cuba with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061204
MRDS ID TC34062
Record type Site
Current site name Venecia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.0339, 19.89867 (WGS84)
Elevation 60
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ON SW SIDE OF RIO EL MACHO, 1 KM N OF COAST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Cuba

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM SANTOS ET AL (1988); WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Jasper Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.0339, 19.89867
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED, LENS
    Strike W
    Dip 27W
    Thickness 2.2M
    Length 85M
    Width 25M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS INDICATED, FEW THOUSAND TONS INFERRED AT 25 TO 30% MN.

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 PITS; 25 M ADIT TO N, OTHERS OF UNKNOWN LENGTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS, E., PENALVER, L.L., KRIVTSOV, A.I., AND TIJOMIROV, V.A., EDS., 1988, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS Y AGUAS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA: MINISTERIO DE LA INDUSTRIA BASICA, 1:500,000 SCALE, 5 SHEETS.

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, F.S., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1057, P. 275-276.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS RANGES FROM 0.6 TO 2.2 METERS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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