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La Zona Barita

Prospect in Santiago De Cuba, Cuba with commodities Gold, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062330
MRDS ID TC35670
Record type Site
Current site name La Zona Barita
Alternate or previous names Sierra Maestra Concession

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.9497, 20.0506 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM WEST 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

  • NEAR EL COBRE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result TRENCHES: 1.82 G/MT AU OVER 40 M
Result 1.42 G/MT OVER 61.3 M, 0.91 G/MT OVER 142 M.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.9497, 20.0506
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 550M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Joutel Resources
    First year 1994

Comments on development

  • 1994 OPEN TO EAST AND WEST ALONG STRIKE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, JOUTEL SET TO DRILL THREE CUBAN GOLD DISCOVERIES: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 31, P. 1-2

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD OCCURS IN FELSIC TUFFS IN IMMEDIATE FOOTWALL OF MASSIVE BARITE HORIZON.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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