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Arcadio 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061312
MRDS ID TC34174
Record type Site
Current site name Arcadio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.26804, 20.22281 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM E OF LOS NEGROS, ON RIO MOGOTE

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

  • LOCATION FROM SANTOS ET AL (1988); 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 Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group, Charco Redondo Limestone Member
    Rock description El Cobre Group, Charco Redondo Limestone Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.26804, 20.22281
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, POCKETS, LAYERS
    Strike S80W
    Dip 30N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Los Negros District

Production statistics

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

Comments on the production information

  • SOME CAME FROM GACETA PROSPECT

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT 30 X 6 M, 60 M ADIT

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. 218.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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