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Aventura Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061500
MRDS ID TC34396
Record type Site
Current site name Aventura Mine
Alternate or previous names Portentosa Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.83531, 21.44582 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 11 KM NE OF CAMAGUEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camaguey(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Camaguey

Comments on the location information

  • ORE BODY OCCUPIES THE CREST OF A LOW HILL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result CR:FE = 2.1-2.4, SHIPPING ORE 31-32% CR2O3, 4-5% SIO2, 0.25-1.0% CAO

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) -77.83531, 21.44582
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form CANOE-SHAPE LENS
    Strike N35E
    Dip VERTICAL
    Length 9.14M
    Width 19.81M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Camaguey District

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE PITS, MAIN PIT WAS 360 FT LONG, 90 FT WIDE, 50 FT DEEP IN 1941

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.

  • Deposit

    COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., ED., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    COX & SINGER, 1986.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY TAPERS DOWNWARD, CUT BY GABBRO DIKE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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