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Rosita Segunda Deposit

Past Producer in Guantanamo, 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 10061233
MRDS ID TC34091
Record type Site
Current site name Rosita Segunda Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.21079, 20.11949 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 3 KM SE OF EL CRISTO, 1 KM SW OF BOSTON MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guantanamo(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Guantanamo

Comments on the location information

  • WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite 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) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.21079, 20.11949
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 20-25N
    Thickness 1M
    Length 350M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name El Cristo District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner F. Norton

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY NOT MUCH TONNAGE OF RESOURCE.

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. 170.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE ZONE OVERLIES JASPER

Reporter information

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

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