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Augusto Luis Mine

Past Producer 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061240
MRDS ID TC34098
Record type Site
Current site name Augusto Luis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.76192, 20.11116 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2 KM SW OF EL CRISTO, ON ROAD

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 Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Montmorillonite Gangue
Nontronite 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) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name El Cobre
    Rock description El Cobre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.76192, 20.11116
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED, LENS
    Strike E
    Dip 16-60S
    Thickness 1.2M
    Length 135M
    Width 60M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1884

Mining district

District name El Cristo District

Production statistics

  • Year 1919
    Period 1884-1919
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^45-50% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 48wt-pct
  • Year 1945
    Period 1942-1945
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^46% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 46wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • NOT MINED POST WWI UNTIL 1942; ORE CONCENTRATED FROM 30-35% MN RUN OF MINE ORE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEW THOUSAND 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. 176-178.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MN-OXIDE AND JASPER BEDS ENCLOSED IN TUFF 300-350 M STRATIGRAPHIC BELOW TOP OF EL COBRE; BEDS ARE OVERTURNED; JASPER LENS IS 300 M LONG, 3-8 M THICK.

Reporter information

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

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