San Jose Grande Mine

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Zinc, Lead, 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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057244
MRDS ID TC01735
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose Grande Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.38478, 14.52086 (WGS84)
Elevation 1204
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

  • ON TRAIL FROM SOCORRO TO RIO DE LAS MINAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.38478, 14.52086

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 75SW
    Thickness 0.61M

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Central American Mining Co. (1844-
    Last year 1867

Comments on the workings information

  • UPPER ADIT EXTENDS N50E FOR 50 FT; LOWER ADIT TRENDS N8E FOR 96 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS FOLLOW FAULT ZONE, ORE IS DISSEMINATED

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.