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Charco Redondo Mine

Past Producer in Granma, 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. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061336
MRDS ID TC34200
Record type Site
Current site name Charco Redondo Mine
Alternate or previous names Includes Solapa-Unitoria, K-6, Muneco, Caridad, Padron, Socias, Rio 10 Workings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.41915, 20.24337 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 12 KM SE OF SANTA RITA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granma(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Granma

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATIONS FROM SANTOS ET AL (1988); WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.41915, 20.24337
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, LENS, BED
    Strike E
    Dip 5-15N
    Thickness 2M
    Length 2000M
    Width 450M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1918

Mining district

District name Guisa District - Charco Redondo Group

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^43% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 43wt-pct
  • Year 1943
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^43.6% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 44wt-pct
  • Year 1944
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^45% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 45wt-pct
  • Year 1946
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^45% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 45wt-pct
  • Year 1947
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^45% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 45wt-pct
  • Year 1953
    Period 1942-1953
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^43-45% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 44wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) IS IN PILLARS AND THIN PARTS OF BEDS

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. 183-191.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit K-6 WORKINGS: A NNW TRENDING ORE SHOOT 60-90M X 230M X 0.5-0.6M IN THE LOWER BED; MINE ORE 30 TO 40% MN, BUT WAS HAND SORTED. SOLAPA-UNITORIA WORKINGS: 135M X 90M X 0.3M ORE IN UPPER BED, ORE HAD HIGH CALCITE CONTENT. PADRON WORKINGS: LOWER ORE BED 55M X 30M X 0.5M WAS MINED, AVERAGE MINED ORE 45% MN. SOCIAS WORKINGS: BASAL BED 90M X 25M AND LOWER BED 110 X 25M MINED, AVERAGE MINED ORE 45% MN. MUNECO WORKINGS: 135 X 30 X 0.3-1.1M OF 30-35% MN MINED IN BASAL ZONE; ORE CONCENTRATED TO 40-43% MN. CARIDAD WORKINGS: 90 X 12 X 0.5M OF 30-40% MN IN BASAL ZONE. RIO 10 WORKINGS: 90 X 30 X 0.6-2.2M OF VERY HIGH GRADE ORE.

Reporter information

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

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