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Miron 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061235
MRDS ID TC34093
Record type Site
Current site name Miron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.53747, 20.1131 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM ESE OF EL CRISTO

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

  • LOCATIONS FROM SANTOS ET AL; NO WAY TO LOCATE EACH INDIVIDUAL PROSPECT
  • WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.53747, 20.1131
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POCKETS, LENSES
    Strike E
    Dip 10-25N

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^47.4% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Manganese Manganese 47wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE (1) LA FE MINE; ORE (2) ROSA MARIA PROSPECT STOCKPILE BUT FROM LA LUCRECIA MINE
  • TOTAL PRODUCTION UNKNOWN

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO RESOURCES LEFT
  • EXPLORATION IN 1940-1941 UNSUCCESSFUL.

Comments on development

  • THE DISTRICT CONTAINS BOTH INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCERS AND PROSPECTS.

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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANNE AND EDELMIRA PROSPECTS CHERT BRECCIA CEMENTED BY MN-OXIDE AVERAGES 20% MN; CONCHITA MN-OXIDE STREAKS, POCKETS IN ARGILLITE; LA FE MINE BED 1.3-3M THICK IN ARGILLITE WITH 30% MN; RITA PROSPECT GRANZON 300 M ACROSS, 1 M THICK; ROSA MARIA, BED IN ARGILLITE.
Deposit LIMESTONE BED IS 1 M THICK AND UNDERLAIN BY TUFF

Reporter information

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

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