Magdalena Mine

Past Producer in Santiago De Cuba, Cuba with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061203
MRDS ID TC34061
Record type Site
Current site name Magdalena Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.96251, 19.8945 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position E. SIDE OF MAGDALENA VALLEY, 1 KM N30E FROM RIVER MOUTH.

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
Braunite Ore
Hausmannite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Analytical data

Result DUMP SAMPLE: 39.92% MN, 16.84%SIO2, 1.51% FE

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 Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.96251, 19.8945

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 35-65NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name South Coast District

Production statistics

  • Year 1927
    Period 1926-1927
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^40-45% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 43wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • IDLE SINCE 1927, WORKINGS CAVED

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN PIT AND ADIT DRIVEN TO INTERSECT ORE, OTHER PITS 8 M LONG, 30 M LONG.

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. 276-277.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

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.