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Asiento Viejo

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062305
MRDS ID TC35642
Record type Site
Current site name Asiento Viejo
Alternate or previous names Concession: Celia Gregoria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.14381, 22.41051 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 26 KM ENE OF LOS ARROYOS., Acc +/- 5 Min.

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
Ankerite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.72% MGO, 24.57% FEO, 20.05% AL2O3, 28.1% SIO2, 12.95% S, 11.99% CU, 0.80 G/MT AU, 2.32 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Cayetano Formation
    Rock description Cayetano Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.14381, 22.41051
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAINLY SHALES CUT BY DIORITE DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Discoverer Senor J. Zas E Iglesia

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Asiento Viejo S. A.
    First year 1914

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS OF 140 FT AND ADIT OF 120 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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