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Espana 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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061237
MRDS ID TC34095
Record type Site
Current site name Espana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.74553, 20.10643 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1.5 KM S OF EL CRISTO IN DOS BOCAS VALLEY

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • MN-OXIDES SOFT AND FRIABLE, RECOVERIES POOR

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Jasper Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue

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) -75.74553, 20.10643
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED, LENS
    Thickness 1.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1886

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1942-1945
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^47% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 47wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXTENSIONS MAY CONTAIN ORE TO YEILD SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF CONCENTRATE FROM 30-35% MN.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS MAINLY UNDERGROUND

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. 163-166.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARE THE SAME MINERALIZED BEDS AS AT PORTUGAL, SAN LUIS AND TORDERA MINES; ESPANA IS THE MOST SOUTHWEST, MINERALIZED TUFF OVERLIES JASPER AND EXTENDS BEYOND LENS, THICKNESS AVERAGES 0.6M; BEDS LOCALLY FOLDED.

Reporter information

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

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