Brenes Prospect

Occurrence in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057279
MRDS ID TC01774
Record type Site
Current site name Brenes Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.4745, 14.52392 (WGS84)
Elevation 533
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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
Manganese Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result NODULES ASSAYED 11.2% MN, 0.84% NI, 0.22% CO

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.4745, 14.52392

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOFT MN OXIDES WITH BLACK HARD NODULES

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.