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Descanso

Past Producer in Villa Clara, Cuba with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061520
MRDS ID TC34422
Record type Site
Current site name Descanso

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.74786, 22.63189 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 25 KM SE OF SANTA CLARA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Villa Clara(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Villa Clara

Comments on the location information

  • IN ESCAMBRAY MOUNTAINS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.74786, 22.63189
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN PART OF AN OPHIOLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 20 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) IDENTIFIED BY MATLOCK MINING IN DESCANSO-MELONERA DEPOSIT

Comments on development

  • MATLOCK MINING (1992) EVALUATING DESCANSO-MELONERA DEPOSIT (SEE RECORD TC34421)

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

    ANON., 1992, MATLOCK IN CUBA: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1992, V. 319, NO. 8190, P. 174.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988)

Reporter information

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

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