La Bazlena Mine

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057245
MRDS ID TC01736
Record type Site
Current site name La Bazlena Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.32506, 14.4803 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position N OF TAJO DE MONTE NEGRO MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiquimula(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.32506, 14.4803

Economic information

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 reserve resource information

  • ORE ON DUMP

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED IN 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 80-81

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EAST OF MINE IN STREAM VALLEY ARE COPPER SHOWS (LOW GRADE) IN CONTACT OF LIMESTONE AND INTRUSIVE PORPHYRY

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.