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Gloria 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. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061268
MRDS ID TC34127
Record type Site
Current site name Gloria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.79331, 20.36031 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2 KM W OF CANDELARIA ON RIO JAGUA

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

  • LOCATION FROM SANTOS ET AL (1988); WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

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) -75.79331, 20.36031
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.5M
    Length 160M
    Width 80M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Mining district

District name Candelaria District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cuban Mining Co.
    First year 1930
    Last year 1945

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^44% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 44wt-pct
  • Year 1943
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^44-53.1% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 48wt-pct
  • Year 1944
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^51.7% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 52wt-pct
  • Year 1945
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^54%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 54wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED IN WWI ON A SMALL SCALE, PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1942 IS ESTIMATED AT 7000-8000 TONS; MINED OUT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINED OUT

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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS RANGES FROM 0.3 TO 2.5 METERS. EXTENSIVE RESIDUAL DEPOSITS WERE SOURCES OF ORE PRIOR TO 1940 AND IN 1944-45 (ALSO MINED OUT) AVERAGE 50% MN.

Reporter information

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

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