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Ruisenores Mine

Past Producer in Granma, 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 10061334
MRDS ID TC34198
Record type Site
Current site name Ruisenores Mine
Alternate or previous names Ruisenor

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.40027, 20.19809 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position NEAR LA TABLA 10 KM WSW OF LOS NEGROS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granma(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Granma

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM SANTOS ET AL (1988); KARST COUNTRY OF SIERRA MAESTRA FOOTHILLS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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, Charco Redondo Limestone Member
    Rock description El Cobre Group, Charco Redondo Limestone Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.40027, 20.19809
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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
Discovery year 1942

Mining district

District name Los Negros District

Production statistics

  • Year 1944
    Period 1942-1944
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^43-48% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 46wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • KNOWN ORE BODIES EXHAUSTED IN 1944

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT ON 270 M LEVEL AND SHAFT AND DRIFT ON 205 M LEVEL.

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. 229-231.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IN IRREGULAR POCKETS IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE, ONE WAS 5 X 1.3 - 2.5 X 6 M WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE.

Reporter information

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

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