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Cadiz 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. 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 10061341
MRDS ID TC34206
Record type Site
Current site name Cadiz Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.52, 20.18559 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 6 KM S OF GUISA

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); 2 KM S OF RIO GUISA; WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite 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 Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.52, 20.18559
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, LENS
    Dip FLAT
    Thickness 12M
    Length 25M
    Width 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1902

Mining district

District name Guisa District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Succesion De Emilio Bonich Y Compania De La Habana

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^45% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 45wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MAIN BODY EXHAUSTED IN 1944, NO MORE ORE FOUND BY EXPLORATION

Comments on the workings information

  • 12 M SHAFT AND SHORT DRIFTS

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. 181-182.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIZE GIVEN FOR MAIN ORE BODY; OTHER ORE INCLUDES MN-OXIDE STRINGERS 2.5 TO 5.0 CM WIDE IN FRACTURE ZONES DIPPING 50-80; ORE BED IN TUFF; N40W, 25NE, 25 M LONG GRADES INTO TUFF; THICKNESS OF MAIN ORE BODY RANGES FROM 3 TO 12 M.

Reporter information

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

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