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El Cipres No. 1 Mine

Past Producer in Quiche, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057304
MRDS ID TC01804
Record type Site
Current site name El Cipres No. 1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.79538, 15.03834 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF PACHALUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quiche(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Quiche

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE NW OF EL ANONO NO. 1 MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA LIGHT GREEN, BOOKS 2-14 INCHES IN DIAMETER, AVERAGES 8 INCHES, SHOWS "A" STRUCTURE, IS LOCALLY IRON-STAINED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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) -90.79538, 15.03834
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Discoverer Manuel Bergua

Mining district

District name Pachalum District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Manuel Bergua 1920'S - 1943, Augusto Poitevin 1943-

Comments on the production information

  • 1920'S - 1943 MICA SHIPPED FROM SEVERAL POCKETS.

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. 154

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PEGMATITE ZONE IS 225 FT WIDE AND CONTAINS 2 PEGMATITE BODIES; MAIN PEGMATITE 100 FT WIDE WITH QUARTZ CORE 20 FT WIDE STRIKES N80W, DIPS 50S WITH MICA SHOOTS ON BOTH SIDES OF CORE; HANGING WALL SHOOT 25 FT LONG, 6 FT WIDE WITH 5-10% MICA. (ABOUT 1% OF PEGMATITE AS A WHOLE). OTHER PEGMATITE 75 FT WEST HAS MICA SHOOT 2-6 FT WIDE, 60 FT LONG, STRIKING N60W, DIP 45SW.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1920'S

Reporter information

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

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