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La Gloria Deposit

Producer in Guatemala with commodities Nickel, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039350
MRDS ID M047004
Record type Site
Current site name La Gloria Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.03005, 15.32082 (WGS84)
Relative position LAKE IZABAL AREA, NEAR THE TOWN OF MARISCOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guatemala

Comments on the location information

  • PLANT SITE AT EL ESTOR. THE LOCALE IS ISOLATED AND TROPICAL. COORDINATES ARE FOR TOWN OF MARISCOS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 1.60 % NI FOR THE TOTAL RESERVE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.03005, 15.32082
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Mineable Terraces Result From Weathering And Enrichment Of Serpentinized Peridotite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Discoverer Hanna Mining Co.
Year of first production 1977
Production years 1977 TO PRESENT

Ownership information

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

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST SHIPMENTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY 1978 , WHEN PLANT SHOULD HAVE A CAPACITY OF 28 MILLION LB./YEAR OF NI. IN MATTE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STAFF IS SEEKING TO PRODUCE A FEED GRADE APPROCHING 2.0 % NI DURING THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF PRODUCTION.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS AND ADDED EXPENSES ARISE DUE TO THE REMOTENESS AND EXTREME TROPICAL CONDITIONS WHICH PREVAIL IN THE AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENG. MIN. JOUR., NOV. 1977 , GUATEMALA-EXIMBAL: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 178 , NO. 11 , P. 162 - 165

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXIMBAL INCORPORATED IN 1960 AS A JOINT VENTURE OF INCO ( 80 % ) AND HANNA MINING CO. ( 20 % ). UNDER A 1971 AGREEMENT, THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT WILL AQUIRE A 30 % INTEREST IN THE PROJECT OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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