Auro-Cubrica

Occurrence in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062325
MRDS ID TC35665
Record type Site
Current site name Auro-Cubrica
Alternate or previous names Auro-Cuprica

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.10186, 22.01553 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.10186, 22.01553

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1915
Discoverer Dr. Oscate Gobel

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOSSAN ON N-S HILL, SOME GOSSAN WITH 0.5% CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.