| Deposit ID | 10057250 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC01743 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Rosalia |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.45006, 14.52503 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chiquimula(province)
Guatemala(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Guatemala | Chiquimula |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AU IS LESS THAN 0.04 OZ/TON AND AG RANGES FROM 1 TO 60 0Z/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -89.45006, 14.52503 |
|---|
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60-70S |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1672 |
| District name | Alotepeque District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Central American Mining Co. (1844- |
| Last year | 1867 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC01743 |
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 80
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS IS A FEW INCHES TO 3 FT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL TIMES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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