Concha Prospect

Past Producer in Cuba with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061214
MRDS ID TC34072
Record type Site
Current site name Concha Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.15779, 19.90839 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2 KM FROM COAST ON SPUR BETWEEN MAIN FORKS OF RIO CAMARONCITO

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 99
USGS model code 24c.2
Deposit model name Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban

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) -77.15779, 19.90839

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 20NW
    Length 75M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name South Coast District

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^42.6% Mn, 9% Sio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    SIL Silica Silica 9wt-pct
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 43wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEW HUNDRED TONS

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. 269-270.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENGTH OF OUTCROP CONTAINING LENSES: MN-SILICATES, 8-9 M LONG, 0.4-0.6M THICK; MEDIUM GRADE ORE LENS 9-11 M LONG, 1.3 THICK WITH 30-40% MN; POCKETS IN JASPER 4 M THICK.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.