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La Constancia

Past Producer in Pinar Del Rio, 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. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061528
MRDS ID TC34432
Record type Site
Current site name La Constancia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.67935, 22.69439 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 15 KM W OF LA PALMA, N OF VINALES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pinar Del Rio(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Pinar Del Rio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Esperanza Group
    Rock description Esperanza Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.67935, 22.69439
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1914
    Period 1910-1914
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^18% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 18wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 18% CU GRADE IS OF A HAND-SORTED ORE; POST-1918 ORE WAS FROM REMOVAL OF PILLARS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Name of workings SHAFT
    Length 40M

Comments on development

  • EXPLOITED BY VARIOUS COMPANIES 1910-1920. WAS ABANDONED IN 1927.

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

    BENES, R. AND HANUS, VACLAV, 1967, STRUCTURAL CONTROL AND HISTORY OF ORIGIN OF HYDROTHERMAL METALLOGENY IN WESTERN CUBA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 2, P. 318-333.

  • Deposit

    ALLENDE, ROQUE, 1927, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA-COBRE: BOLETIN DE MINES, DIRECCION DE MONTES Y MINAS Y AGUA HABANA, NO. 11, 148 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ALLENDE (1927).

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988). ALLENDE (1927).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1994 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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