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Los Cimientos

Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodity Bentonite
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065284
MRDS ID TC40405
Record type Site
Current site name Los Cimientos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.63895, 14.69168 (WGS84)
Elevation 810
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiquimula(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Comments on the location information

  • SW OF SAN JOSE LA ARADA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WHITE AND BROWN COLORED, WHITE BETTER QUALITY.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 12.95% AL2O3, 74.02% SIO2, 1.31% CAO, 0.11% TIO2, 1.60% K2O, 1.35% MGO, 1.62% FE2O3, 0.12% P2O5, 0.54% NA2O, 7.25% LOI.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.63895, 14.69168
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12.5M
    Length 1200M
    Width 1000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 20% MINEABILITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOU, SUN-AN, 1993, ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN GUATEMALA: MINING TECHNICAL MISSION FROM ENERGY AND RESOURCE LABORATORIES INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, REPORT NO. 06-3-83-006, 196 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONLY 20% OF THE TUFF ALTERED TO BENTONITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 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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