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Oxec

Producer in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084826
MRDS ID W700039
Record type Site
Current site name Oxec
Alternate or previous names Zuhoj Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.71674, 15.55081 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MILES SE OF CHABON ON RIO OXEK (OXEC), 140 KM NE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alta Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Alta Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcanthite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHIP SAMPLE (1943) ASSAYED 12.7% CU, 0.03 OZ/TON AU, 1.1 OZ/TON AG

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 90
USGS model code 24a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Cyprus
Mark3 model number 11

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.71674, 15.55081
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POLYGONAL, PENCILLIKE, WEDGE, COMPLEX DIGITATED, DOUBLY CONVEX
    Thickness 15M
    Length 80M
    Width 30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1957

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^28% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 28wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION BASED ON 6 YEARS OF 400 TPD (ECON. GEOL.). GRADE OF ANNUAL PRODUCTION IN 1980 FROM 1976 DATA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 1693, P. 131.

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 75, P. 1053-1065.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.

  • Deposit

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, 1991, MINING PROSPECTS IN GUATEMALA: MINING JOURNAL, V. 317, NO. 8143, P. 276-277.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 57-58.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, 1991, P. 276-277.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VARIABLE SIZED ORE LENSES ABOVE 800 M ZONE; VEINS HAVE SYMMETRICAL ALTERATION OF PYRITE + EPIDOTE + QUARTZ

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1991 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1992 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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