Almengor 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057330
MRDS ID TC01834
Record type Site
Current site name Almengor Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.48122, 15.39026 (WGS84)
Elevation 2835
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 18 MILES NW OF CHIANTLA

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 2 MILES SE OF LA ESPERANZA MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Santa Rosa Formation, Esperanza Member
    Rock description Santa Rosa Formation, Esperanza Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.48122, 15.39026

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1672

Mining district

District name Chiantla-San Sebastian Districts

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: WORKINGS CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE IN 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL DAYS

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.