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Mayari

Producer in Cuba with commodities Nickel, Cobalt, Iron, Chromium
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069239
MRDS ID W002778
Record type Site
Current site name Mayari

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.8497, 20.58391 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Cuba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Garnierite Ore
Goethite Ore
Limonite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Serpentine Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 110
USGS model code 38a
Deposit model name Lateritic Ni

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.8497, 20.58391
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Punta Gorda

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Total resources 90700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.3 wt-pct Nickel Major 1960
    Cobalt Co 0.1 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 58

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COORDINATES APPROXIMATE. HELD BY BETHLEHEM STEEL CO. UNTIL TAKEOVER BY CASTRO IN 1960. SAID TO BE WORLD'S MOST EXTENSIVE NICKELIFEROUS IRON ORES, 49% FE, 1% NI, 3% CR.
Deposit COORDINATES ARE FOR CITY OF TUENSANG

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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