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Union - Juan Manuel

Past Producer in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodities Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Cobalt
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061537
MRDS ID TC34444
Record type Site
Current site name Union - Juan Manuel
Alternate or previous names Concession La Cama 1840

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.5899, 22.5405 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pinar Del Rio(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Pinar Del Rio

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE COORDINATES FOR THE CENTERPOINT OF THE STATE OF RIO DE PINAR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PYRITE USED AS SOURCE OF S

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result ZN, PB, GA, GE, CO, AU GEOCHEMICAL ASSOCIATED

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Esperanza Group
    Rock description Esperanza Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.5899, 22.5405
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NE DIPPING LENSES ARGILLITE; DRILL OUT TO ABOUT 270 M BELOW SURFACE; APPARENT TWO MINES ON THE SAME HORIZON; UNION, THE MORE WESTERN ONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1840
Year of first production 1868

Production statistics

  • Year 1865
    Period 1853-1865
    Material ORE (3)
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
  • Year 1865
    Period 1853-1865
    Material ORE (2)
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^68% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 68wt-pct
  • Year 1865
    Period 1853-1865
    Material ORE (1)
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 10wt-pct
  • Year 1865
    Period 1853-1865
    Material ORE (2)
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20-30% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 25wt-pct
  • Year 1868
    Period 1865-1868
    Material ORE (1)
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 10wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE (1) PYRITE ORE WITH CHALCOPYRITE; ORE (2) FUSED OR ROASTED ORE; ORE (3) OXIDE-CARBONATE COPPER; ORE (4) "NATIVE COPPER." 1868 NUMBERS ARE FOR 1868 ONLY.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINES WERE CLOSED AT TIME OF THE STUDY.

Comments on the workings information

  • 1880'S, 2 SHAFTS (CARMEN AND SANTA LUCIA), 700 M TOTAL OF LEVELS AND SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • LA CAMA CONCESSION REGISTERED IN 1840 AND EXPLOITED THE SURFACE; 1860-COMPANIA ANONIMA UNDER ING. D. JOSE RUIZ LEVY; 1868 - SR. CASAL CONTROLLED PROPERTY AND BEGAN EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION.

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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ALLENDE (1927).

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988)

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

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