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El Perez No. 1 Mine

Past Producer in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Mica
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057289
MRDS ID TC01787
Record type Site
Current site name El Perez No. 1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.77842, 15.0039 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2 MILES S OF SALTAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Baja Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WHITE TO LIGHT GREEN MICA BOOKS AVERAGING 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER, STAINED, OF "A" TYPE STRUCTURE, MAINLY SIZE 6

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.77842, 15.0039
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Agua Caliente District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Flavio Elias

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Material MIC1
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1% Mica
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Mica Mica 1wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 3.66M
    Overall width 2.44M

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. 160

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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