| Deposit ID | 10255408 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2390251005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Punta Gorda Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Punta Gorda |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.09968, 21.00057 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cuba(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Cuba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -75.09968, 21.00057 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cuban Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Cuba |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cubanickel |
| Home office | Cuba |
| Year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2390251005 |
BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CURCULAR, 1991. AVAILABILITY OF
PRIMARY NICKEL IN MARKET-ECONOMY COUNTRIES. A MINERAL
AVAILABILITY APPRAISAL. DONALD I. BLEIWAS.
NICKEL NEWS. SHERRITT METALS, INC. OCT. 5, 1991.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PUNTA GORDA USES AMMONIUM CARBONATE LEACHING. PRESENT PRODUCTION IS APPROXIMATELY 1/3 TOTAL CAPACITY DUE TO INEFFECIENT METHODS AND FUEL SHORTAGES. PLANS ARE TO RESTART LAS CAMARIOCAS WITH CAPACITY OF 30 KMT/YR NI CONTAINED IN ORDER TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION CAPACITY. CUBA IS SAID TO SIT ON APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF WORLD RESOURCES. (NI NEWS) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-APR-1996 | Bleiwas, Donald | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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