| Deposit ID | 10061221 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34079 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chevere Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.6008, 20.03171 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 24 KM E OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santiago De Cuba(province)
Cuba(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Cuba | Santiago De Cuba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bementite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Model code | 99 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24c.2 |
| Deposit model name | Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| Rock unit name | El Cobre Group | ||
| Rock description | El Cobre Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.6008, 20.03171 |
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| Dip | STEEP S |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2.5M |
| Length | 90M |
| Width | 15M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chevere District |
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| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^44-46% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1941-1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^44.79% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34079 |
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.
SIMONS, F.S., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1057, P. 154-155.
CIMRI
SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WIDTH RANGES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 METERS, THICKNESS BETWEEN 0.6 AND 2.5. LENS OF PARTLY OXIDIZED MN SILICATES IN LENS IN TUFF. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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