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Corona Mine

Past Producer in Jalapa, Guatemala with commodity Chromium
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  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. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057323
MRDS ID TC01826
Record type Site
Current site name Corona Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.9859, 14.75502 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 7 MILES N OF JALAPA, 2 MLES E 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) -89.9859, 14.75502
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 36.58M
    Width 12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Discoverer Fred Cutforth

Mining district

District name Jalapa District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vanadium Corp. Of America (1930'S)

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1918-1945
    Material ORE CR
    Description Cp_Grade: ^52-56% Cr2o3, Cr/Fe = 3.45-4.2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 54wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MINED OUT BY 1944.

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. 51-52

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ONE LENS DISRUPTED INTO AT LEAST 4 PIECES BY POST-MINERALIZATION FAULTING AND SHEARING. SIZE FOR LARGEST LENS.

Reporter information

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

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

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