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Ponupo De Manacal Mine

Past Producer in Granma, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061218
MRDS ID TC34076
Record type Site
Current site name Ponupo De Manacal Mine
Alternate or previous names Includes Ponupo, Amalis Nenita, Serrallo, And Sultana Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.18502, 19.97921 (WGS84)
Elevation 360
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position N OF PUERTO PORTILLO, IN HEAD WATERS OF RIO PORTILLO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granma(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Granma

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Jasper Gangue
Zeolite Gangue

Analytical data

Result WAD
Result 45.07% MN, 12.70% FE, 3.87% SIO2

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) -77.18502, 19.97921
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1893

Mining district

District name South Coast District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sun Development Co.
    First year 1925
    Last year 1946

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1942-1945
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^43% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Manganese Manganese 43wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO EXPLORATION IN 1925-1926 IS UNKNOWN; REOPENED IN JULY 1942; MINE RUN ORE CONTAINS 20-40% MN.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEW THOUSAND TONS INDICATED RESERVE; SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS INFERRED OF 30-35% 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. 264-268.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEL (1958)

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRUCTURE IS TIGHTLY FOLDED ASYMMETRIC ANTICLINE PLUNGING 10-20 W, MAIN ORE ZONE ON SOUTH LIMB, ASSOCIATED WITH JASPER MASSES; MINEABLE ORE CONCENTRATED IN SHOOTS; EASTERN ONE 23 M LONG, 1.3 TO 2.2 M THICK, 12 M DEPTH; MAIN SHOOT, 30-45 M LONG, 6 M THICK, 30 M DEPTH; TWO OTHER SHOOTS 30 M IN LENGTH; LOW GRADE ORE SEPARATES THE SHOOTS; ARE 2 OTHER MN-BEARING HORIZONS, NONE MINEABLE.

Reporter information

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

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