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La Caridad Bethlehem

Past Producer 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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061467
MRDS ID TC34354
Record type Site
Current site name La Caridad Bethlehem

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.63502, 21.40693 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5 KM SW OF MINAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camaguey(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Camaguey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

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) -77.63502, 21.40693
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Camaguey District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Juragua Mining Co.
    First year 1940

Comments on the production information

  • ORE (1) SMALL LENSES NEAR SURFACE; ORE (2) PRODUCTION PLUS RESOURCES USED FOR USGS BULLETIN 1693

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 152.4M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

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

  • Production

    THAYER (1942)

  • Reserve-Resource

    FLINT, ET.AL., (1948)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE UPPER SURFACE OF ORE DISCOVERED WITH A TORSION BALANCE LAY AT 70 FT BELOW SURFACE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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