La Paz Mine

Past Producer in Jalapa, Guatemala with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057322
MRDS ID TC01825
Record type Site
Current site name La Paz Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.02368, 14.82307 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 7 MILES N OF JALAPA, 2 MILES NW OF LA GRINGA DEPOSIT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jalapa(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Jalapa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Uvarovite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.02368, 14.82307

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N60W (1)
    Dip 60-70NW (1)
    Thickness 2.44M
    Width 9.14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jalapa District

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. 52

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.