| Deposit ID | 10061335 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34199 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Casualidad |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.41193, 20.24503 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 12 KM SE OF SANTA RITA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granma(province)
Cuba(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Cuba | Granma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Zeolite | Gangue |
| Model code | 99 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24c.2 |
| Deposit model name | Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban |
| 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 | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -76.41193, 20.24503 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.5M |
|---|---|
| Length | 880M |
| Width | 470M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| District name | Guisa District - Charco Redondo Group |
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1942-1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^43% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34199 |
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.
SIMONS, F.S., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1057, P. 184-185.
CIMRI
SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: WWI |
| Deposit | ORE BODY IN BASAL BED 20-35% MN AVERAGES 1.5 M THICK AND UP TO 4 M, CONSISTS OF MN OXIDES IN SOFT TUFF |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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