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Raoulita and Esperanza Prospects

Past Producer in Santiago De Cuba, Cuba with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105165
MRDS ID TC34121
Record type Site
Current site name Raoulita and Esperanza Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.7922, 20.35253 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ON W SIDE OF JAGUA VALLEY, ALONG ROAD BETWEEN SAN LUIS AND CANDELARIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santiago De Cuba(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Santiago De Cuba

Comments on the location information

  • WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 99
USGS model code 24c.2
Deposit model name Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.7922, 20.35253
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Strike N60W
    Dip 5-8SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jagua District

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED SHIPMENT FROM BOTH CLAIMS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THOUGHT MINERALIZED AREA ON ESPERANZA PROSPECT MIGHT BE LARGE.

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

    SIMONS, F.S., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1057, P. 209.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RAOULITA: ORE BED OVERLAIN BY JASPER PODS AND RESTS ON TUFF ALTERED TO CLAY, MN-PARTICLES SMALL SIZE DISSEMINATED IN BED. ESPERANZA: OCCURS IN UPPER PART OF FLAGGY LIMESTONE AS NODULES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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