Suquinay Prospect

Occurrence in 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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085968
MRDS ID W701847
Record type Site
Current site name Suquinay Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.19008, 15.24083 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.5 MILES E OF PURULHA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guatemala

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSITS ON FINCA SANTA CLARA, IN FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN FLANK OF SIERRA DE COMAYAGYA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result S ISOTOPES FOR GALENA GIVEN BY KESLER AND ASCARRUNZ-K. (1973)
Result PB ISOTOPES DATA IN KESLER AND OTHERS (1990)
Result 14 FT, 2.3 OZ/TON AG, 10.0% PB, 31.2% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.19008, 15.24083

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Miogeosyncline

Comments on the geologic information

  • CONGLOMERATE AND SANDSTONE ARE OVERLAIN BY LIMESTONE, DOLOMITE AND SHALE OF METAPAN FM OF LCRET AGE ARE INTRUDED BY HORNBLENDE DIORITE. SEDIMENTS ARE FOLDED WITH NW TRENDING AND PLUNGING AXES. NW, N, AND NE FAULTS REPEATS THE BEDS. SOME FAULTS CUT ORE BODIES AND HAVE SMALL DISPLACEMENTS. LIMESTONE/DOLOMITE IS METAMORPHOSED TO TACTITE OF GARNET, EPIDOTE, HORNBLENDE, CALCITE AND PLAGIOCLASE. SHALE AND CALCAREOUS SHALE METAMORPHOSED TO HORNFELS OF EPIDOTE, QUARTZ, CALCITE, GARNET AND HORNBLENDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Corban District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera De Guatemala
    First year 1949

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1948
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6 wt-pct Lead Major 1948
    Zinc Zn 28.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1948
    Silver Ag 28.235 g/mt Silver Major 1948

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 6 MILLION TON PROVED; 4 MILLION TONS PROBABLE

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW TRENCHES; PITS; ZEOLITES, 30 AND 180 FT LONG; 70 FT SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • OCCURRENCE DESERVING MORE EXPLORATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN HORNFELS, BUT PARTLY IN TACTITE AND LIMESTONE. ROUGHLY 35 DEPOSITS OF ALL SIZES. 35 ORE BODIES IN AREA ABOUT 5000 FT X 5000 FT; 20 BODIES OF WHICH BELONG TO GROUPS P, O, Q, C, AND B. GROUP P: 5000 FT SW OF FINCA SANTA CLARA BLDS; MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE REPLACING LIMESTONE AND HORNFELS - 480 FT X 260 FT X 120 FT. GROUP Q: 4500 FT NW OF FINCA SANTA CLARA BLDS; WEST OF RIO AGUCATE, 900 FT X 75 FT X 50 FT. GROUP B: 2000 FT W OF FINCA SANTA CLARA BLDS; 750 FT X 160 FT X 230 FT AND 80 FT X 180 FT. GROUP C: 3500 FT NW OF FINCA BLDS; 900 FT X 350 FT X 200 FT AND 200 FT X 170 FT. GROUP O: 9 ORE BODIES, 3 ORE LARGES; 440 FT X 230 FT X 75 FT, 200 FT X 50-100 FT, 160 FT X 120 FT.
Deposit BOULDERS OF ORE ON MOUNTAINSIDE IN 1943
Deposit UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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