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Fortuna 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. 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061344
MRDS ID TC34209
Record type Site
Current site name Fortuna Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.41832, 20.17115 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 12 KM SE OF LOS NEGROS

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

  • 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
    Rock description El Cobre Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.41832, 20.17115
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATERIAL ON DUMP

Comments on the workings information

  • GLORY HOLE WITH 25 M OF DRIFTS AND 3 SHAFTS (ONE 8 M DEEP) AND INCLINED ADIT (9 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. 220.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLETS AND POCKETS POSSIBLY IN BRECCIA AND CAVE FILLING

Reporter information

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

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