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Jose

Past Producer in Camaguey, Cuba with commodity Chromium
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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 10061401
MRDS ID TC34274
Record type Site
Current site name Jose

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.5153, 21.63303 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 4 KM E OF CENTRAL LUGARENO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camaguey(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Camaguey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.5153, 21.63303
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Camaguey District

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Period Up To 1941
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30-32% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 31wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THAYER (1942) SAID LARGE AMOUNT OF ORE REMAINED BUT MINE TO BE ABANDONED BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS PITWALLS AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER.

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

    THAYER, T.P., 1942, CHROME RESOURCES OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 935-A, 74 P.

  • Deposit

    FLINT, D.E., ALBEAR, J.F., AND GUILD, P.W., 1948, GEOLOGY AND CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE CAMAGUEY DISTRICT, CAMAGUEY PROVINCE, CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 954-B, 63 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    THAYER (1942)

  • Reserve-Resource

    FLINT, ET AL, (1948)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR LENSE OF MASSIVE ORE

Reporter information

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

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