| Deposit ID | 10107057 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34442 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Matahambre |
| Alternate or previous names | Body 44, Gustavo Alfredo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.93491, 22.58828 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 9 KM SSE OF SANTA LUCIA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinar Del Rio(province)
Cuba(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Cuba | Pinar Del Rio |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | ZN, PB, AU, AG GEOCHEMICAL ASSOCIATED |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | San Cayetano Formation | ||
| Rock description | San Cayetano Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -83.93491, 22.58828 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit In Nw Limb Of Plunging Major Anticline To Nne Whose Beds Dip Nw At Moderate Angles. Axial Plane Bothh Steeper And Flatter Than Bedding. |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 100M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1913 |
| Discoverer | Senor Carlos Miranda |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34442 |
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.
BENES, R. AND HANUS, VACLAV, 1967, STRUCTURAL CONTROL AND HISTORY OF ORIGIN OF HYDROTHERMAL METALLOGENY IN WESTERN CUBA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 2, P. 318-333.
PENNEBAKER, E.N., 1944, STRUCTURAL RELATIONS OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS AT MATAHAMBRE, CUBA [ABS]: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 1, P. 10.
ALLENDE, ROQUE, 1927, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA-COBRE: BOLETIN DE MINES, DIRECCION DE MONTES Y MINAS Y AGUA HABANA, NO. 11, 148 P.
CIMRI
ALLENDE (1927).
SANTOS, ET.AL.(1988)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE MINERALIZED LENSES SHOWN IN CROSS-SECTION; LARGER ONE BOUNDED BY FAULTS AND OPEN AT DEPTH. IN 1944, 5 MAJOR ORE ZONES WERE KNOWN AND HAD BEEN DEVELOPED. |
| 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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