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Mantua

Prospect in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodity Copper
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061545
MRDS ID TC34452
Record type Site
Current site name Mantua
Alternate or previous names Hierro-Mantua Copper

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.16159, 22.16219 (WGS84)

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

Comments on the location information

  • TOWN OF MANTUA TAKEN AS LOCATION, 285 KM W OF HAVANA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Analytical data

Result DRILL HOLE 10.4% CU OVER 22.5 M TRUE WIDTH
Result 5.93% CU OVER 46.6 M.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.16159, 22.16219
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1964

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Matlock Mining - 50% Interest With Union Geologo-Minera De Cuba
    First year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Mantua Wholely Owned By Miramar Mining
    First year 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 80% RECOVERY WITH SULFURIC ACID LEACH AND SOLVENT EXTRACTION; 8 YEARS OF 17,500 METRIC TON/YEAR OF ELECTROLYTIC COPPER. ORE (1) OPEN PIT RESOURCE WITH CENTRAL THIRD OF 1300 M STRIKE LENGTH HAVING A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF 2.3 G/MT AU AND 10.5 G/MT AG. BASED ON 23 HOLES.

Comments on development

  • MIRAMAR MINING COMPLETED A 35 HOLE DRILLING PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AU POTENTIAL IN GOSSAN ZONE ABOVE COPPER DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1992, MATLOCK IN CUBA: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1992, P. 174.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, CENTRAL AMERICA IN BRIEF: RANDOL INTERNATIONAL'S MINING OPPORTUNITY BULLETIN, FALL 1994, V. 1, NO. 3, P. 23.

  • Deposit

    CHRISTIE, BRIAN, 1995, CANADIAN-LED EXPLORATION BOOM UNDER WAY IN CUBA: THE NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 27, 1995, V. 81, NO. 4, P. C1-C11.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1995, MIRAMAR CONFIRMS CUBAN GOLD ZONE: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 81, NO. 10, P. 20.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOSSAN CONTAINS GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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