Taco Bay Nickel-Cobalt Deposits-Cuba

Prospect in Cuba with commodities Nickel, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069379
MRDS ID W006861
Record type Site
Current site name Taco Bay Nickel-Cobalt Deposits-Cuba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.66634, 20.53391 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Cuba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.66634, 20.53391

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1962
    Total resources 22000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.27 wt-pct Nickel Major 1962
    Cobalt Co 0.1 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1962

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDREWS, R.W., 1962, COBALT: OVERSEAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION, LONDON, HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, P. 148

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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