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Sigle Veinte Prospect

Occurrence in Santiago De Cuba, 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061202
MRDS ID TC34060
Record type Site
Current site name Sigle Veinte Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.91362, 19.92228 (WGS84)
Elevation 440
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ON RIO LA PLATA, 4 KM N OF COAST ON RIDGE BETWEEN ARROYOS MANACHS AND GRANDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santiago De Cuba(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Santiago De Cuba

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Braunite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 99
USGS model code 24c.2
Deposit model name Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.91362, 19.92228
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LITTLE ORE OBSERVED

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. 277.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS RANGES FROM 1.5 TO 3 METERS. ORE OCCURS AS POCKETS IN JASPER AND NEAR ITS BASE.

Reporter information

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

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