Cajalbana, Cuba

Occurrence in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodities Nickel, Cobalt, Iron

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10079614
MRDS ID	W029655
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cajalbana, Cuba

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	-83.72215, 22.44227 (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

WSW OF VILLAGE LA MULATA

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Nickel Critical	Primary
Cobalt Critical	Secondary
Iron	Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	-83.72215, 22.44227	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 6M

Thickness	6M

Comments on the geologic information

THE UPPER PARTS OF THE LATERITIC COVER HAVE A LOW NICKEL CONTENT (ABOUT 0.5 %) THE DEEPER PARTS HAVE A NICKEL CONTENT OF ABOUT 1.8 %.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W029655

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SCHNEIDER, H., 1957

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	HARBOUR IN A 35 KILOMETER DISTANCE, AT PORT DEPTH OF WATER 7.5 M

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-1977	Saam, Henning G.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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