Santa Barbara

Occurrence in Guatemala with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057275
MRDS ID TC01770
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.51676, 15.04667 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 30 MILES N OF GUATEMALA CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guatemala

Comments on the location information

  • 2 MILES ENE OF SANTA BARBARA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.51676, 15.04667

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1943 THERE WERE 3 SHALLOW PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS AND FRACTURES

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.