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Avispa 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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061248
MRDS ID TC34106
Record type Site
Current site name Avispa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.60858, 20.25476 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 6 KM N OF EL AURA SIDING, ABOUT 9 KM NE OF LA MAYA.

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

  • IN FOOTHILLS OF SIERRA DE NIPE AND SIERRA DEL CRISTAL, WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad 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) -75.60858, 20.25476
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1931
Year of first production 1940

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period 1940-1943
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 30wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • WASHED AND CONCENTRATED TO 45% MN FOR SHIPPING; OPERATIONS CEASED IN MAY 1943.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEASURED AND INDICATED RESERVES FEW HUNDRED TONS; FROM DRILL DATA MAY BE A FEW THOUSAND TONS OF INFERRED.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, 9 M DEEP, 60 M OF DRIFTS, PITS

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED IN 1931

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. 260-261.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 MINERALIZED TUFF BEDS AT BASE OF FLAGGY LIMESTONE, SOME UP TO 20% MN, OTHER LESS THAN 10%

Reporter information

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

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