El Carrizal Prospect

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodity Antimony

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057269
MRDS ID	TC01764
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Carrizal Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-89.22949, 14.78252 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 10 MILES NE OF OLAPA

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
Antimony Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Stibnite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-89.22949, 14.78252	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form POCKET

General form	POCKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

ORE MINED OUT AND "OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER PRODUCTION IS NOT PROMISING" (1943)

Comments on development

EXPLORED IN 1936 BY ENGLISH CO. NO SHIPMENTS REPORTED; ONLY SMALL POCKET FOUND. MINED OUT.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01764

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034
Other Database

CIMRI
Reserve-Resource

ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

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.