| Deposit ID | 10061261 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34119 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Briseida Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.66302, 20.40114 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 KM E OF IRIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santiago De Cuba(province)
Cuba(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Cuba | Santiago De Cuba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Model code | 99 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24c.2 |
| Deposit model name | Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| Rock unit name | El Cobre Group | ||
| Rock description | El Cobre Group | ||
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| (1) | -75.66302, 20.40114 |
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| General form | BED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 4M |
| Length | 60M |
| Width | 45M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| District name | Iris-Joturo District - Briseida Group |
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| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^50% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^48.5% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45.9% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45.3% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1940-1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^47.53% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34119 |
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.
SIMONS, F.S., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1057, P. 199-200.
CIMRI
SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS RANGES FROM 1.3 TO 4 METERS. RESIDUAL ORE IN LATERITE (UP TO 5 M THICK) ON LIMESTONE AS PELLETS, NODULES WITH UP TO 35% MN; OCCURS IN POCKETS; MINED BOTH FROM SURFACE AND IRREGULAR WORKINGS; TUFF ORE AT BASE OF LIMESTONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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