Cuba Mine

The Cuba Mine is a manganese mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Cuba Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 39.26611, -114.95639

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Cuba Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cuba Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Robinson


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Replacement Mn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Braunite


Comments

Comment (Production): SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF MN ORES (PYROLUSITE AND BRAUNITE) WERE PRODUCED, WITH MORE THAN 35% MN, AND MANGANIFEROUS ORES CONTAINING LESS THAN 35% MN

Comment (Geology): MN OXIDES FORM BLANKET DEPOSITS ON THE BEDROCK SURFACES AND ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND JOINTS AND IN IRREGULAR BUNCHES AND LENSES IN LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO PB AND CU BEARING VEINS


References

Reference (Production): HOSE, ET. AL., 1976

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, BLAKE, & SMITH 1976, GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO, NEV. NEV BUREAU OF MINES & GEO. BULL 85


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.