San Fernando Mine

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057243
MRDS ID TC01734
Record type Site
Current site name San Fernando Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.30589, 14.52475 (WGS84)
Elevation 1604
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiquimula(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Comments on the location information

  • E SIDE OF RIO CONCEPCION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Iron Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.30589, 14.52475

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 40NE
    Thickness 0.46M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alotepeque District

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 ADIT AND SEVERAL OPENCUTS. ADIT 12 FT LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS RANGES FROM 4-18 INCHES. VEINS PARALLEL TO BEDDING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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