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San Mateo Prospect

Occurrence in Huehuetenango, Guatemala with commodity Copper
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  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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057271
MRDS ID TC01766
Record type Site
Current site name San Mateo Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.48233, 15.82274 (WGS84)
Elevation 2530
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 51 MILES N OF HUEHUETENANGO, 1/2 MILE S OF SAN MATEO IXTATAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huehuetenango(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Huehuetenango

Comments on the location information

  • STREAM BED ON CERRO BOBI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SCHIST ON DUMP IMPREGNATED WITH PYRITE, VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE OF SILICIFIED SCHIST, QUARTZ-EPIDOTE-PYRITE VEINS LOCALLY CUT SCHIST

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Specularite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz-Pyrite-Epidote, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.48233, 15.82274
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip N
    Thickness 0.46M
    Length 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MICA AND HORNBLENDE SCHISTS INTRUDED BY DIORITE AND OVERLAIN BY SHALE AND SANDSTONE OF TODOS SANTOS FORMATION; DIABASE DIKE PARALLELS SHEAR ZONE; NEARBY STREAMS ALSO CONTAIN CU SHOWS IN SCHIST IMPREGNATED WITH PYRITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Virgilo Recinos
    First year 1943

Comments on the workings information

  • 20 FT ADIT INTO SCHIST

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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