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Mining · Pinar del Río
Matahambre Copper Mine
Historic underground copper mine (closed)
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Scale
Worked 1913-1997; chalcopyrite veins/lenses in the Jurassic San Cayetano Formation
Status
Closed 1997 as depth-driven costs rose; declared a Monumento Nacional in 2000 and now a heritage site with a municipal museum. A restart means dewatering a deep abandoned mine — realistically a brownfield exploration target leveraging Emincar's infrastructure 7 km away, not a standalone reopening.
Sector
Mining
Province
Pinar del Río
Coordinates
22.588, -83.935
Layer
Layer 2 · Atlas
Notes
Coordinates corroborated by two independent sources (~1 km apart) — better than the MRDS default.Sources: USGS MRDS · showcaves.com