Dora

Past Producer in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099414
MRDS ID TC35648
Record type Site
Current site name Dora

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.11159, 22.41495 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 27 KM ENE OF LOS ARROYOS.

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
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

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 San Cayetano Formation
    Rock description San Cayetano Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.11159, 22.41495

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30-45W
    Dip 20-45NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • SAN CAYETANO FM IS FLYSCH. BETA AXES STRIKE NE-SW WITH 10-15 DEGREE NE PLUNGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Discoverer Sr. Isidro Rovira

Comments on the production information

  • DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1927
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4 wt-pct Copper Major 1927

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS IN SANDSTONE WITH CHALCOPYRITE-PYRITE WHICH PASS INTO POLYMETALLIC AND PYRITE ASSEMBLAGES IN SHALES. CU ORE BODIES ARE SMALL. ORIGINALLY HAD A GOSSAN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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