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Eximbal

Producer in Guatemala with commodities Nickel, PGE, Cobalt
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039233
MRDS ID M046823
Record type Site
Current site name Eximbal
Alternate or previous names La Gloria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.33339, 16.50077 (WGS84)
Relative position 16 KM WEST OF EL ESTOR ON LAKE IZABAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guatemala

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Ore
Limonite Ore
Serpentine Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Laterization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 110
USGS model code 38a
Deposit model name Lateritic Ni

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Rock unit name Sierra De Santa Cruz
    Rock description Sierra De Santa Cruz

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.33339, 16.50077
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 50000M
    Depth to top 9.14M
    Depth to bottom 18.29M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Discoverer Jose Montufar
Year of first production 1977

Mining district

District name Izabal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Eximbal
  • Type Owner
    Owner International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco) (80 %), Hanna Mining Co. (20 %)
    Home office Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material NI
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^75 % Nickel Matte
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Nickel Nickel 75wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 67000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.65 wt-pct Nickel Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED 20 YEAR RESERVES OF NICKEL ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 1977 , CARRINGTON, V. W. ED., GUATEMALAN NICKEL: NORTHERN MINER, V. 63 , N. 4 , P. 1

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.

  • Deposit

    1960 DIREXPL INCO, LTD

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 1977. 1980 ESTIMATE IS FROM DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS IRREGULAR-TABULAR BODY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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