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Potosi

Past Producer in Holguin, Cuba with commodities Chromium, Iron, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105173
MRDS ID TC34224
Record type Site
Current site name Potosi
Alternate or previous names Potosi Superior

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.78106, 20.56613 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 21 KM SE OF MOA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Holguin(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Holguin

Comments on the location information

  • WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Iron Primary
PGE Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result CR2O3, 39.9%
Result FE, 14.35%, CR:FE = 1.90:1

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.78106, 20.56613
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Baracoa District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. (1940'S)

Production statistics

  • Year 1940
    Period 1940'S
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^39.9% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 40wt-pct

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

    THAYER, T.P., 1942, CHROME RESOURCES OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 935-A, 74 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    THAYER (1942)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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