Mineral De Ocre Mine

Past Producer in Huehuetenango, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057325
MRDS ID TC01829
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral De Ocre Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.53678, 15.39388 (WGS84)
Elevation 3155
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 20 MILES NW OF CHIANTLA IN FOOTHILLS OF SIERRA DE LOS CHUCHUMATANES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huehuetenango(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Huehuetenango

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 500 FT W OF CHOCHAL PROSPECT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Chochal Formation
    Rock description Chochal Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.53678, 15.39388

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 60.96M
    Width 12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1938

Mining district

District name Chiantla-San Sebastian Mine

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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.