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Ponupo 1 and 2 Deposit

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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061243
MRDS ID TC34101
Record type Site
Current site name Ponupo 1 and 2 Deposit
Alternate or previous names Serrallo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.46775, 20.16476 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 25 KM NE OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
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) -75.46775, 20.16476
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED, LENS
    Thickness 2M
    Length 750M
    Width 130M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1887

Mining district

District name Ponupo District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cuban Mining Co. (1940'S), Ponupo Mining Co. 1900'S)
    First year 1895
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cuban Mining Co. (1940'S), Ponupo Mining Co. 1900'S)
    First year 1895

Comments on the production information

  • ORE (1) AND (2) MAINLY FROM POPUNO A AND 2, EXPLOITATION CONTINUED TO 1909, ENDED, BEGAN AGAIN IN WWI; ORE (3) INCLUDES WHOLE DISTRICT POPUNO 3,4, SULTANA, ETC.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS, MORE THAN HALF CONTAINING 10% OR LESS

Comments on the workings information

  • PRE 1940 WORKED AS OPEN PIT 750 X 215 X 45 METERS.

Comments on development

  • 281 DRILL HOLES TOTALLING 17,000 FT.

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. 249-252.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1887-1888

Reporter information

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

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