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Grande I Mine

Producer in Santiago De Cuba, Cuba with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061512
MRDS ID TC34413
Record type Site
Current site name Grande I Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.96498, 20.0556 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 16 KM W OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santiago De Cuba(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Santiago De Cuba

Comments on the location information

  • WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.96498, 20.0556
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • SE DIPPING VEIN SYSTEM INTERSECTED BY 9 DRILL HOLES IN CROSS-SECTION TO MAXIMUM DEPTH BELOW SURFACE OF 425 M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSS-SECTION SHOWS AN OPEN-PIT 50 M DEEP, 150 M ACROSS

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988).

Reporter information

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

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