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Caquipec Mine

Producer in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  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. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057262
MRDS ID TC01756
Record type Site
Current site name Caquipec Mine
Alternate or previous names Mine Y

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.43481, 15.4086 (WGS84)
Elevation 1722
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2.5 MILES W OF SEQUILHA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alta Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Alta Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calamine Ore
Cerussite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Galena Ore
Hydrozincite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue

Analytical data

Result S ISOTOPES FOR SPHALERITE GIVEN BY KESLER AND ASCURRUNZ-K. (1973), PB ISOTOPE DATA ON GALENA IN KESLER AND OTHERS (1990).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Coban Limestone
    Rock description Coban Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.43481, 15.4086
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 10-40W
    Length 83.82M
    Width 27.43M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1945
Discoverer Cia Minera De Guatemala

Mining district

District name Coban District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera De Guatemala
    First year 1948

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^27.4 Oz/Ton Ag, 48.4% Pb, 10.0% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 10wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 48wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 774g/mt
  • Year 1950
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^26.8 Oz/Ton Ag, 37.6% Pb, 10.0% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 10wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 38wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 757g/mt
  • Year 1951
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^16.1 Oz/Ton Ag, 20.9% Pb, 34.9% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 35wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 21wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 455g/mt
  • Year 1952
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12.4 Oz/Ton Ag, 20.2% Pb, 34.0% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 34wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 20wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 350g/mt
  • Year 1953
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^14.7 Oz/Ton Ag, 19.2% Pb, 31.4% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 31wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 19wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 415g/mt
  • Year 1954
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^19.6 Oz/Ton Ag, 18.0% Pb, 36.5% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 37wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 18wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 553g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST ORE PRODUCED WAS CARBONATE, BUT IN POST 1952 HAS SULFIDE ORE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE PROVED BY DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS (1947): (1) MAIN N:1 BLOCK, 102,000 TONS, 26 OZ/TON AG, 40% PB, 7% ZN; (2) MAIN N:2 BLOCK, 335,000 TONS, 12 OZ/TON AG, 11% PB, 34% ZN; (3) MAIN N:3 BLOCK, 41,000 TONS, 10 OZ/TON AG, 14% PB, 27% ZN; (4) MAIN N:4 BLOCK, 100,000 TONS, 30% ZN; (5) HORSESHOE N:3 BLOCK, 40,000 TONS, 9 OZ/TON AG, 13% PB, 27% ZN; (6) BRIDGE N:3 BLOCK, 40,000 TONS, 3 OZ/TON AG, 4% PB, 11% ZN; (7) JACKPOT N:4 BLOCK, 50,000 TONS, 2 OZ/TON AG, 30% ZN. 1948 CALCULATIONS OF RESERVES: (1) MAIN ORE SHOOT MIXED OXIDE, 83,150 TONS, 18.0 OZ/TON AG, 32.1% PB, 19.2% ZN; (2) MAIN ORE SHOOT SULFIDE, 102,500 TONS, 15.4 OZ/TON AG, 23.4% PB, 38.1% ZN; (3) MAIN ORE SHOOT SULFIDE POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS, 51,250 TONS, 15.4 OZ/TON AG, 23.4% PB, 38.1% ZN; (4) MAIN ORE SHOOT OXIDE, 25,000 TONS, 2.0 OZ/TON AG, 2.0% PB, 39.0% ZN; (5) BRIDGE MIXED OXIDE, 1750 TONS, 11.4 OZ/TON AG, 27.1% PB, 23.0% ZN; (6) HORESHOE MIXED OXIDE, 7500 TONS, 16.7 OZ/TON AG, 18.7% PB, 28.6% ZN. 1954 RESERVES INCLUDED
  • DEVELOPED SOUTH BODY.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF TUNNELS, RAISE, CROSSCUTS

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 100 TON-MILL ; ECON.YEAR: 1952

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENS ADJACENT TO FISSURES THAT STRIKE N30E AND DIP STEEPLY SE, BRECCIATED BARITE-GALENA-SPHALERITE ORE IS CUT BY SMALL GALENA-SPHALERITE VEINS; SIZE FOR MAIN ORE BODY; ATTITUDE FOR FAVORABLE BEDS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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