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Delita

Producer in Isla De La Juventud*, Cuba with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061540
MRDS ID TC34447
Record type Site
Current site name Delita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.99988, 21.75498 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Isla De La Juventud*(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Isla De La Juventud*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Analytical data

Result CU, AS, SB, TE GEOCHEMICALLY ASSOCIATED

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Canada Formation
    Rock description Canada Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.99988, 21.75498
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 70NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minproc Engineering
    First year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Mantua Owned By Miramar Mining Corp.
    First year 1994
    Last year 1995
  • Type Operator
    Owner Northern Orion Exploration (51% Owned Miramar Subsidary)
    First year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 59000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.2 g/mt Gold Major 1992
    Silver Ag 40 g/mt Silver Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.388 g/mt Gold Major 1995
    Silver Ag 18.07 g/mt Silver Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AG AND AU ARE GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES. ORE IS A GEOLOGICAL RESOURCE.
  • ORE (1) PROVEN RESERVES; ORE (2) POSSIBLE RESERVES; INCLUDES 240,000 MT OF PROVEN OXIDE ORE WITH 4 G/T AU AND 90,000 MT OF POSSIBLE OXIDE ORE AT 4.1 G/T AU. ORE (3) IS OPEN-PIT MINEABLE RESERVES. ORE (4) DILUTED MINEABLE UNDERGROUND RESERVES.

Comments on development

  • 3 DRILL HOLES, MAXIMUM DEPTH OF EXPLORATION 160 M; MINERALIZATION OVER 20 M; MINPROC ENGINEERING (1992) DOING FEASIBILITY STUDY

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

    ANON., 1992, MATLOCK IN CUBA: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1992, V. 319, NO. 8190, P. 174.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, CENTRAL AMERICA IN BRIEF: RANDOL INTERNATIONAL'S MINING OPPORTUNITY BULLETIN, FALL 1994, V. 1, NO. 3, P.23.

  • Deposit

    CHRISTIE, BRIAN, 1995, CANADIAN-LED EXPLORATION BOOM UNDER WAY IN CUBA: THE NORTHERN MINER; MARCH 27, 1995, V. 81, NO. 4, C-1 AND C-2.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1995, MIRAMAR TO DEVELOP DELITA: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 81, NO. 15, P. 13.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UP TO 2.5 KM STRIKE LENGTH, ONLY 700 M PART EVALUATED BY MINPROC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 06-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 15-JUN-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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