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Perez Prospect

Occurrence in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057278
MRDS ID TC01773
Record type Site
Current site name Perez Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.48117, 14.79974 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 5 MILES E OF CHIQUIMULA

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

  • ON RANCH OF ANACLETO PEREZ

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE: 29.7% MN, 2.76% CO, 2.94% NI, AND 2.3% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.48117, 14.79974
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N20W
    Dip 60SW
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "TONNAGE APPEARS SMALL"

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 141

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS LENSES OF SOFT MN OXIDES

Reporter information

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

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