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Moa Bay District

Producer in Holguin, Cuba with commodities Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, Iron, PGE, Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000604
MRDS ID ISM0245
Record type District
Current site name Moa Bay District
Alternate or previous names Pedro Soto Alba Complex: Yamaniguey and Atlantic Mines, Moa, Moa Bay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.96638, 20.61727 (WGS84)
Relative position THE MINING AREA IS ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE COAST, 3 TO 6.5 KM INLAND. THE TERRACES ARE LOCATED BETWEEN THE SIERRA DEL CRISTAL (IN THE SOUTH) AND COAST LINE (IN THE NORTH).
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Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Holguin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Primary
Cobalt Secondary
Manganese Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
PGE Tertiary
Chromium Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERPENTINIZATIONSERPENTINIZATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 110
USGS model code 38a
BC deposit profile B02
Deposit model name Lateritic Ni

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.96638, 20.61727
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description TROPICAL WEATHERING OF OBDUCTED OPHIOLITE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1905
Year of first production 1959

Mining district

District name MOA BAY DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CUBAN GOVERNMENT
    First year 1960
  • Type Owner
    Owner FREEPORT SULPHUR
    Last year 1960
  • Type Operator
    Owner CUBAN GOVERNMENT
    First year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHNEIDER, H., 1957, EINZELBESCHREIBUNG DER BEFAHRENEN ERZVORKOMMEN. (RR1, RR2)

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1954, COMING--AN IMPORTANT NEW NICKEL PRODUCER: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V-. 155, N. 7, P. 80-83.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1970, CUBA--EXPANSION OF NICKEL PRODUCTION: MINING JOURNAL, V. 274, NO. 7017 (13 FEB), P. 134. (-PA1)

  • Deposit

    LINCHENAT, A., AND SHIROKOVA, I., 1964, INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NICKELIFEROUS IRON (LATERITE) DEPOSITS O-F THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF CUBA: INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CON-GRESS, 22ND, NEW DELHI, PT. 14, SEC. 14, P. 172-187.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 1974, V. 82, NO. 205. (PA8)

  • Deposit

    ROSSI, GIAN, 1979, CUBA--A REVIEW OF ITS MINERAL POTENTIAL AND MINING INDUSTRIES: [SOUTH AFRICA] MINERALS BUREAU,- INTERNAL REPORT NO. 46, 90 P. (RR32)

  • Deposit

    DIMARIA, EUGENE, 1984, CUBAN NICKEL MARKET EXPANDING WEST DESPITE US BLOCK: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V. 92, NO. 121- (21 JUN), P. 1, 6. (PA2)

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, PLATINMETALLE: FERDINAND ENKE.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ VOL. 155, NO. 7 (1954) COMING - AN IMPORTANT NEW NICKEL PRODUCER.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING 3/68

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL 274/FEBR. 70P. 134.

  • Deposit

    SCHNEIDER, H. (1957)

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, 1977, CUBA: V. 178, NO. 11.

  • Deposit

    CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 52 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1977 SAAM, HENNING G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1978 BLAIR, WILL N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1982 FOOSE, MICHAEL P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1987 ORRIS, GRETA J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 02-JAN-1993 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey