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Luis Antonio-Doncella 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061250
MRDS ID TC34108
Record type Site
Current site name Luis Antonio-Doncella Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.54219, 20.32531 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM NE OF JARAHUECA

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 THE OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

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 Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.54219, 20.32531
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jarahueca District

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period 1942-1943
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^47% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 47wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEW TENS OF TONS OF MILLING ORE LEFT IN 1943.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, ADIT, WINZE (ALL LESS THAN 15 METERS IN LENGTH)

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. 209-210.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE POD YEILDED 450 TONS; MN-OXIDES NEAR AND IN FAULTS AND NEAR A POST DEPOSITION FELSITE

Reporter information

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

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