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Quinto Mine

Past Producer 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. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061234
MRDS ID TC34092
Record type Site
Current site name Quinto Mine
Alternate or previous names Isabelita, Ysabelita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.55275, 20.12504 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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

  • WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
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) -75.55275, 20.12504
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED, LENS
    Strike N60E
    Dip 13-15NW
    Thickness 20M
    Length 1000M
    Width 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Mining district

District name El Cristo District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cuban Mining Co.
    First year 1930
    Last year 1946

Production statistics

  • Year 1946
    Period 1935-1946
    Material CONC.
    Description Cp_Grade: ^16-17% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Manganese Manganese 17wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY 1890-1932, CONTINUOUSLY 1932-1946; LARGEST PRODUCER IN CUBA; TOTAL PRODUCTION NOT KNOWN; MINED BY DRAGLINE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LARGE TONNAGE OF ORE MAY BE FOUND 150 M BELOW SURFACE TO NORTH OF FAULT-FOLD STRUCTURE

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

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. 167-170.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WIDTH RANGES FROM 300 TO 400 METERS; THICKNESS OF BEDS RANGES FROM A KNIFE EDGE TO 15 TO 20 METERS; 2 ORE BEARING BEDS, UNDERLAIN BY JASPER UP TO 15 M THICK; GENTLY FOLDED ON ENE AXES.

Reporter information

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

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