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Clemencia 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061370
MRDS ID TC34240
Record type Site
Current site name Clemencia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.1336, 20.79863 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 16 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 NORTHERN SLOPE OF SERPENTINE RIDGE EAST OF RIO GIBARA, NEAR LIMESTONE KNOB "EL ENCANTO"; WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result CR2O3, 41.78%
Result AL2O3, 26.70%
Result FE2O3, 3.16%
Result FEO, 11.33%
Result MGO, 16.15%
Result MNO, 0.11%
Result TIO2, 0.31%
Result CR:FE = 2.60:1

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) -76.1336, 20.79863
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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 1700

Mining district

District name Holguin District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Silva, J. A.
    First year 1940

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM BOB AND JUNIOR, ANGELITE SILVA, CLEMENCIA AND BAD LUCK DENOUNCEMENTS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MAINLY MILLING ORE, NO HIGH GRADE; CONCENTRATES MIGHT HAVE 40% CR2O3

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO PITS 10 FT DEEP, AND 2 25 FT SHAFTS FROM SPANISH TIME, 2 CROSS-CUT TUNNELS 50 AND 100 FT LONG CUT ORE ZONE

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 Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL
Deposit ZONE EXPLORED BY SURFACE WORKINGS OVER 1650 FT LENGTH; DISSEMINATED CHROMITE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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