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Bad Luck Mine

Past Producer in Holguin, Cuba with commodity Chromium
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061369
MRDS ID TC34238
Record type Site
Current site name Bad Luck Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.13388, 21.01889 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 19 KM NE OF HOLGUIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Holguin(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Holguin

Comments on the location information

  • ON MESA CALLED GIBARA SADDLE IN ERODED REENTRANTS ON N SIDE OF MESA; WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result 38.5% CR2O3
Result 12% FE
Result CR:FE = 2.2:1

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.13388, 21.01889
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 213.36M
    Width 18.29M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Holguin District

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM BOB AND JUNIOR, ANGELITA SILVA, CLEMENCIA AND BAD LUCK DENOUNCEMENTS; 200 TONS FROM BAD LUCK DENOUNCEMENT.

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

    THAYER, T.P., 1942, CHROME RESOURCES OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 935-A, 74 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    THAYER (1942)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED ZONE OF CHROMITE WITH HIGH GRADE LENSES UP TO 5 FT WIDE WITH 200 TONS OF ORE

Reporter information

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

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