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Pinares De Mayari Oeste

Prospect in Cuba with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
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  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279799
MAS/MILS ID 2390250004
Record type Site
Current site name Pinares De Mayari Oeste
Alternate or previous names Mayari

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -75.6997, 20.68387 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Cuba

Comments on the location information

  • MILS LAT/LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF MAYARI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -75.6997, 20.68387
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1979

Mining district

District name Holguin District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Commercial Carribean Nickel Sa (Ccn)
    Interest 65
    Home office Cuba
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Westminer Holdings Ltd (Sub Of Western Mining Corp)
    Interest 35
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Indicated 200000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 200000000mt ore
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.3 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
    Cobalt Co 0.15 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEE "R" REF IN BIBLI.
  • SEE R BIBLI. REF 001 & 002.

Comments on other economic factors

  • 6/22/95 METAL BULLETIN STATES THAT AN MOU HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR FEASIBILTY STUDY OF DEPOSIT OVER AT LEAST FOUR YEARS AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT 3-4 YEARS AFTER THAT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CUBA, MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1979, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    CUBA, MINING MAGAZINE, AUGUST 1979, P. 295.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALS BULLITIN, 06/22/95, P?, "???".

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 01/26/96, P64, "WMC MOVES ON CUBAN PROJECT."

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-96 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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