Santa Lucia

Producer in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061536
MRDS ID TC34443
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Lucia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.96185, 22.65328 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1-2 KM S OF SANTA LUCIA, 4 KM N5W OF GUANE.

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result S, CU, CD, AG, AU GEOCHEMICAL ASSOCIATED
Result PB:ZN = 1:2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Castellano Formation
    Rock description Castellano Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.96185, 22.65328

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N30W
    Dip 30-45SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SHAFTS AND 2 CROSS-CUTS (1927), ONE IS 200 FT DEEP.

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED BY OUTCROP OF CU CARBONATES.

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 MINAS, DIRECCION DE MONTES Y MINAS Y AGUA HABANA, NO. 11, 148P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENSES DIPPING NW AND STRIKING NE, TWO LENSES AT DIFFERENT STRATIGRAPHIC LEVELS SHOWN IN CROSS-SECTION BY 5 DRILL HOLES; ORE EXTENDS 300+ METERS BELOW SURFACE.

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.