| Deposit ID | 10085968 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701847 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Suquinay Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.19008, 15.24083 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES E OF PURULHA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guatemala(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guatemala |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| 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 or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chochal Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Chochal Limestone | ||||
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| (1) | -90.19008, 15.24083 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Miogeosyncline |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Corban District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera De Guatemala |
| First year | 1949 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701847 |
INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 103.
CIMRI
| 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 |
| 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 |
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