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Valle De Manganeso 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. Mineral occurrence model 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 10061273
MRDS ID TC34133
Record type Site
Current site name Valle De Manganeso Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.65969, 20.34642 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 3 KM WNW OF JOTURO, 20 KM NNE OF JUTINICU

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 PROVINCE OF ORIENTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

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) -75.65969, 20.34642
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10-30W (1), E (2)
    Dip 12-35W (1), 25-35S (2)
    Thickness 6M
    Length 60M
    Width 30M
  • Dip 12-35W (1), 25-35S (2)
    Thickness 3M
    Length 45M
    Width 45M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Iris-Joturo District

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1942-1945
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^44% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 44wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • CRUDE ORE 30-35% MN

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS IN TWO BODIES AND THEIR EXTENSIONS

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. 205-207.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO ORE DEPOSITS: (1) NORTH ONE, MINERALIZED ZONE CONSISTS OF DISSEMINATED AND SMALL MASSES OF MN-OXIDE, NORTHWEST SIDE CUT OFF BY FAULT, THICKNESS RANGES FROM 1-6 M. (2) SOUTH ONE, 90 M DOWN DIP FROM NORTH DEPOSIT, RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM 1.3 TO 3 M.

Reporter information

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

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