Providencia Prospect

Occurrence in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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 10057249
MRDS ID TC01742
Record type Site
Current site name Providencia Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.38506, 14.51336 (WGS84)
Elevation 1433
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ON SAN VINCENTE DENOUNCEMENT

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
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.38506, 14.51336

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 65SE
    Thickness 0.15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alotedeque District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS FRON 2-6 INCHES. VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE WITH CU AND FE STAINED MATERIAL.

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.