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Sabanilla Mine North Area

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 10061246
MRDS ID TC34104
Record type Site
Current site name Sabanilla Mine North Area
Alternate or previous names Includes Maria, Altagracia, And Verdad Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.59552, 20.18198 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 30 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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATIONS FROM SANTOS ET AL (1988), WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Clay Gangue
Jasper Gangue
Zeolite 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) -75.59552, 20.18198
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E (1), N65E (3)
    Dip 30S (1), 15-20N (3)
    Thickness 1M
    Length 30M
    Width 15M
  • Dip 30S (1), 15-20N (3)
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 15M
    Width 15M
  • Dip 30S (1), 15-20N (3)
    Thickness 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1891
Year of first production 1914

Mining district

District name Sabanilla District

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1942-1945
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^44-47% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 46wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE FROM SABANILLA MINE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEW TENS OF THOUSANDS TONS FROM SABANILLA MINE

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. 256-260.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE SEPARATE BODIES (1) MARIZ CLAIM, (2) ALTAGRACIA CLAIM, (3) VERDAD CLAIM; (1) ORE RUNS 25-30% MN, THE THICKNESS OF (1) RANGES FROM 0.3 TO 1.0 METERS, (2) 0.3 TO 1.5 METERS, AND (3) 1 TO 3 METERS.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1891-1892

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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