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Caledonia

Past Producer in Holguin, Cuba with commodity Chromium
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105174
MRDS ID TC34235
Record type Site
Current site name Caledonia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.68748, 20.53252 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 16 KM SSE OF MAYARI

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

  • IN A NORTHERN TRIBUTARY OF ARROYO DEL PINO; WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result CR2O3, 56.89%, AL2O3, 13.77%
Result FE2O3, 1.27%
Result FEO, 13.44%
Result MGO, 14.42%
Result MNO, 0.17%
Result TIO2, 0.13%
Result CR:FE = 3.44:1

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) -75.68748, 20.53252
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR LENS
    Strike N80E
    Dip 40N
    Thickness 4.57M
    Length 152.4M
    Width 91.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Mayari District

Production statistics

  • Year 1940
    Period To 1940
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^40-45% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 43wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT PARALLEL TO SLOPE OF A HILL

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)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE, NODULAR, AND DISSEMINATED ORE PRESENT, TABULAR LENS WITH KEEL-LIKE BULGE AT N END; LENGTH RANGES FROM 400 TO 500 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 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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