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Mercedes Mine

Past Producer in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba with commodity Manganese
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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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061200
MRDS ID TC34058
Record type Site
Current site name Mercedes Mine
Alternate or previous names Includes Mercedes, Adela, Purita, Sera Fina, Hipolita, And San Juan Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.03981, 21.85053 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM W OF TRINIDAD, ABOUT 3 KM N OF COAST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sancti Spiritus(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Sancti Spiritus

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM SANTOS ET AL (1988); WAS IN OLD LAS VILLAS PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Rhodonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MAIN WORKINGS STOCKPILE, 38-62% MN, 6.86% SI02, 11.34% FE
Result 2 TON LOT, 30.42% MN, 10.05% SI02, 3.90% FE
Result WEST STOCKPILE 42.11% MN, 7.65% SIO2, 1.56% FE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 97
USGS model code 24c
Deposit model name Volcanogenic Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.03981, 21.85053
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N60-75E
    Dip 50-70S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Trinidad District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Patria Mining Co (Prior To , Trinidad Manganese Co. ?)
    First year 1917
    Last year 1917

Comments on the production information

  • ORE WAS FROM ONLY MERCEDES CLAIM, ORE IN 1943 DID NOT MEET GRADE REQUIREMENTS, WAS MINED IN WWI

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEW HUNDRED TONS OF RESERVES AT 35-40% MN

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, DRIFTS AND WINZES.

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

    SIMONS, F.S., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1057, P. 138-141.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit APPEARS TO BE IN SMALL LENSES AND IN FAULTS
Deposit Discovery Year: 1909-1911

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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