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Juanita 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061244
MRDS ID TC34102
Record type Site
Current site name Juanita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.64219, 20.16587 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 25 KM NE OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA

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 (1988), WAS IN OLD ORIENTE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Jasper Gangue
Quartz 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 Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.64219, 20.16587
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 80M
    Width 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1887

Mining district

District name Ponupo District

Comments on the production information

  • ONLY SMALL SCALE MINING IN 1944; CONTRIBUTED TO DISTRICT TOTAL PRE WWI

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEW THOUSAND TONS OF TUFF ORE AT LESS THAN 15% MN

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT 80 X 30 X 40 M

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. 246-248.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WIDTH RANGES FROM 30-40 METERS AND THICKNESS FROM 2 TO 3 METERS. TUFF ORE CONTAINS LESS THAN 15% MN; LIMESTONE ORE CONTAINED TOO MUCH CALCITE TO BE CONCENTRATED IN 1944.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1887-1888

Reporter information

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

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