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Estrella Del Norte Prospect

Occurrence in 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061209
MRDS ID TC34067
Record type Site
Current site name Estrella Del Norte Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.01667, 19.90617 (WGS84)
Elevation 230
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2 KM E OF RIO MACHO, 1.5 KM N OF COAST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Cuba

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM SANTOS ET AL (1988); IN GULLY KNOWN AS ARROYO ZORRITO; WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Braunite Ore
Hematite Gangue

Analytical data

Result DUMP SAMPLE, 38.50% MN, 10.90% SIO2, 1.57% 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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.01667, 19.90617
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85E
    Dip 43S
    Thickness 1.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 OR 3 BEDS OF MANGANIFEROUS RED CALCAREOUS ARGILLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name South Coast District

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF LESS THAN 20% MN.

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. 273.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS RANGES FROM 0.6 TO 1.3 METERS.

Reporter information

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

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