| Deposit ID | 10206109 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2390250001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Holguin Province |
| Alternate or previous names | Oriente Province |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.24971, 20.90056 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cuba(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Cuba |
| (1) | -76.24971, 20.90056 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cubaniquel |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 356000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 356000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 356000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2390250001 |
LATERITES: FUTURE SOURCE FOR WORLD NICKEL, ENGINEERING AND
CUBA, WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY, AND DIRECTORY NUMBER
1978, VOL. 31 NO. 7, JUNE 25, 1978, P. 191.
CUBAN NICKEL, MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 122, NO. 3, MARCH 1970,
P. 165.
CUBA, MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1972, P. 295.
DELINOIS, S. L., IS CUBA WINNING BATTLE TO DEVELOP MINING
INDUSTRY?, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1970, P.
86-94.
PARRY, J., COMECON'S CARIBBEAN OUTPOST, NICKEL FORECASTS AND
STRATEGIES, METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY, NO. 84, DECEMBER
1977, P. 33-38.
HOPPE, R., CUBA PLANNING GROWTH IN NICKEL, ENGINEERING AND
MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER, 1977, P. 123-126.
NICKEL, CUBA'S EXPANSION PLANS, MINING JOURNAL, DECEMBER,
1977, P. 495.
MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 121, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1969.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1979, P. 55.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1979, P. 75.
MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 125, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1971, P. 258.
COMING-AN IMPORTANT NEW NICKEL PRODUCER, ENGINEERING AND
MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 155, NO. 7, P. 80-83.
DE VLETTER, HOW CUBAN NICKEL WAS FORMED-A LESSON IN LATERITE
GENESIS, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 156, NO.
10, P. 84-87.
WEEGE, R. J., AND W. J. BERES, THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOP-
MENT OF NICKEL LATERITES, PREPRINT OF PAPER PRESENTED
107TH ANNUAL MEETING A.I.M.E. DENVER COLORADO, FEBRUARY
27, 1978, 21 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-OCT-1992 | Peterson, Gary R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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