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Carnesoltas

Occurrence in Camaguey, 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061419
MRDS ID TC34296
Record type Site
Current site name Carnesoltas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.79197, 21.53026 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7 KM NW OF ALTA GRACIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camaguey(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Camaguey

Comments on the location information

  • ON SAVANNAS OF SW SLOPE OF SIERRA DE BAHORUCO BETWEEN RANCHO NUEVO AND CHARCO DE LA PALOMA - PROBABLY PART OF CABO ROJO MINE OPERATIONS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 60-70% GIBBSITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

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 Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.79197, 21.53026
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Camaguey District

Comments on the production information

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY 500,000 TO 1,000,000 TONNES/YEAR; DRY BAUXITE FIGURES INCLUDE ACEITILLON AND LAS MERCEDES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CALCULATED ON A DRY BASIS USING 27 CUBIC FEET OF SOIL PER LONG TON. ABOUT 4,000,000 TONS WILL AVERAGE BETTER THAN 46% AL2O3 AND LESS THAN 3% SIO2 WITH AN FE2O3 CONTENT OF ABOUT 20%.

Comments on development

  • BETWEEN 1942 AND 1952 RESERVES OUTLINED TO SUPPORT MINING, FIRST ORE SHIPPED 1959.

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.

  • Deposit

    FLINT, D.E., ALBEAR, J.F., AND GUILD, P.W., 1948, GEOLOGY AND CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE CAMAGUEY DISTRICT, CAMAGUEY PROVINCE, CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 954-B, 63 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    FLINT, ET AL, (1948)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEY AND KARST TOPOGRAPHY ON WAVE CUT TERRACES ON MIDDLE-UPPER EOCENE LIMESTONE. SAVANNA NO. 1: IRREGULAR AREA AT 4065 FT. ELEVATION, 3 HOLES GREATER THAN 20 FT. OF SOIL, AVERAGE THICKNESS 15 FT. SAVANNA NO. 2: AT 4250 FT ELEVATION, 3200 FT LONG, NE END 500 FT WIDE, SW END 1200 FT WIDE, AVERAGE THICKNESS 15 FT, POCKETS UP TO 30 FT. SAVANNA NO. 3: AT 4300 FT ELEVATION, 2400 FT LONG, 700 FT WIDE. THICKNESS 8-19.5 FT. SAVANNA 3A: THICKNESS 5 FT OVER 13 ACRES. SAVANNA NO. 4: AT 4170 FT ELEVATION; ABOUT 20 ACREA. SAVANNA NO. 5: 1700 FT LONG SURFACE AREA OF 22 ACRES, UP TO 23 FT OF SOIL. SAVANNA NO. 6: AT 4465 FT ELEVATION; 2000 FT LONG, UP TO 1500 FT WIDE, 9.5 -GREATER THAN 20 FT THICK. NORTHWEST EXTENSION 6A: 1500 FT LONG, 450-800 FT WIDE, AVERAGE THICKNESS 5 FT. SAVANNA NO. 7: 12 ACRES WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 7.5 FT. SAVANNA NO. 8: 21 ACRES OF GREATER THAN 9 FT THICKNESS. SAVANNA NO. 9: (SABANA CANOTE): LARGEST SAVANNA IN THE AREA, AT 5015 FT
Deposit ELEVATION, 2000 FT BY 2000 FT ROUGHLY SQUARE BODY, 106 ACRES. THERE ARE OTHER SMALL SAVANNAS WITHIN 3 MILES RADIUS OF SAVANNA NO. 4. LARGEST IS SABANA DE LOS PINALITOS WHICH IS 1000 FT LONG, 400 FT WIDE. GOLDICH AND BERGQUIST (1947) GIVE ISOPACH MAPS OF LARGER SAVANNAS. SABANA DE LOS GARITOS IS WEST OF AREA AND IS 1200 FT LONG EW, 700 FT WIDE, ABOUT 20 ACRES.
Deposit RECORD W700672 BY DELILAH J. BEOUGHER FOR GREGORY T. SPANSKI HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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