Francisco

Past Producer in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodities Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper
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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105264
MRDS ID TC35661
Record type Site
Current site name Francisco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.07436, 22.46745 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 29 KM N OF GUANE.

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
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Limonite Ore
Pyrite Ore

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 Cayetano Formation
    Rock description Cayetano Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.07436, 22.46745

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Beta Axes Wnw-Ese.

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAINLY SHALE, PYRITIC SHALE, AND SANDSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1927
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3 wt-pct Copper Major 1927

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, 2 WINZES, 4 LEVELS, SEVERAL INCLINES (1927). ALLENDE HAS LEVEL MAP AND CROSS-SECTION.

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED IN OUTCROP, GOSSAN.

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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