Mine detail: Matahambre

Previously called 'Body 44Gustavo Alfredo Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 22.58828, -83.93491

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Ankerite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form: LENSES
Discovery year: 1913

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1917

Geology

Host rock:San Cayetano Formation
Host type:Sandstone
Structure: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.

References

MRDSTC34442
DEP10107057
Reference{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:: 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.}{Deposit:: PENNEBAKER, E.N., 1944, STRUCTURAL RELATIONS OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS AT MATAHAMBRE, CUBA [ABS]: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 1, P. 10.}{Deposit:: 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.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: ALLENDE (1927).}{Reserve-Resource:: SANTOS, ET.AL.(1988)}
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