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San Fernando

Past Producer in Villa Clara, Cuba with commodities Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061523
MRDS ID TC34426
Record type Site
Current site name San Fernando

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.06564, 22.19107 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 40 KM ENE OF CIENFUEGOS

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

  • WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF LAS VILLAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS S, ZN, AU. ANALYSIS OF SULFIDE MINERALIZATION (ALLENDE, 1927) 8.26% CU, 57.35% FE, 0.15 OZ/NT AU, 4.7 OZ/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Los Pasos Formation
    Rock description Los Pasos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.06564, 22.19107
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 10.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1835
Discoverer Sr. Tyson
Production years 1850'S-1880'S

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Holmer Gold Mines
    First year 1995

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 SHALLOW SHAFTS ALONG 728 M OF STRIKE (PRE-1927).

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

    ALLENDE, ROQUE, 1927, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA-COBRE: BOLETIN DE MINAS, DIRECCION DE MONTES Y MINAS Y AGUA HABANA, NO. 11, 148 P.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1995, COMPANIES DRILL IN CUBA: THE NORTHERN MINER; APRIL 17, 1995, V. 81, NO. 7, P. 3.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOLMER GOLD MINES DRILLHOLE CUT 3.25 M OF MASSIVE SULFIDE IN 100 M WIDE STRINGER ZONE OF VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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