Santa Rosalia

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Lead, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057250
MRDS ID TC01743
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosalia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.45006, 14.52503 (WGS84)
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

  • NW OF SAN PANTALEON MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Wall Rock Altered And Contains Disseminated Pyrite

Analytical data

Result AU IS LESS THAN 0.04 OZ/TON AND AG RANGES FROM 1 TO 60 0Z/TON.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.45006, 14.52503

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 60-70S
    Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1672

Mining district

District name Alotepeque District

Ownership information

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

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1943 WORKINGS IN ORE WERE CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS IS A FEW INCHES TO 3 FT
Deposit Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL TIMES

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.