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San Roque Prospect

Occurrence in Santiago De Cuba, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061228
MRDS ID TC34086
Record type Site
Current site name San Roque Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.73331, 20.10171 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5 KM SE OF EL CRISTO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santiago De Cuba(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Santiago De Cuba

Comments on the location information

  • WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Jasper Gangue

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) -75.73331, 20.10171
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Cristo District

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LITTLE OF NO ORE UNLESS DOWN DIP FROM JASPER LENS TO EAST.

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. 178.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGE JASPER LENS 650M X 300M EXPOSED IN PITS AND SURFACE, ORE BODY ERODED AWAY.

Reporter information

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

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