| Deposit ID | 10096171 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002654 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lake Izabel Nickel Deposit - Guatemala |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.08338, 15.41749 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON NORTH SHORE OF LAKE IZABEL. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guatemala(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guatemala |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -89.08338, 15.41749 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1977 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1970-1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | NI MATTE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^75% Ni | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002654 |
METALS WEEK - METALS SOURCEBOOK, 5/20/74, ITEM #B2845
THE INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED, 1973 ANNUAL REPORT, P.15
ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL, 4/74, P.37
METALS WEEK 4/30/73, P.7,5) AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 11/12/75, P.1.
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, 1991, MINING PROSPECTS IN GUATEMALA: MINING JOURNAL, V. 317, NO. 8143, P. 276-277.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET,11/12/75.
CHIDESTER, A. H., 8/76 , THE NICKELIFEROUS ORE BODY AND THE MILL OF EXIMBAL AT LAKE IZABAL, GUATEMALA: APPENDIX 3 TO- REPORT ON TRIP AND VISITS TO COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA, AND GUATEMALA BY ABOVE AND MILLER, RALPH L., 8/76
CIMRI
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, 1991, P. 276-277.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXPLORACIONES Y EXPLOTACIONES MINERAS IZABEL, S.A. (EXMIBAL), INTERNATIONAL NICKEL CO. OF CANADA'S MAJORITY-OWNED GUATEMALAN SUBSIDIARY, HAS BEGUN (AS OF 4/20/74) CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF A MULTI-PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS NICKEL PROJECT NEAR LAKE IZABEL. THE COST OF THIS FIRST PHASE, TO BE COMPLETED BY 1978, IS ESTIMATED AT SOME $90 MILLION. E/MJ, 10/68, GIVES 40 YEARS AS LENGTH OF MINING GRANT, AND STATES THAT RESERVES SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS FOR THAT PERIOD.AMM,11/12/75-ENGINEERING 92% COMPLETE, CONSTRUCTION 42% COMPLETE. ...A. H. CHIDESTER (USGS) 8/76 , INDICATES MILL AND REFINERY WELL ALONG IN CONSTRUCTION, EXPECTED TO BE IN OPERATION BY SPRING - 1977 . MILL CAPACITY, HE SAYS, IS 8,000 TPD ORE, TO RUN INITIALLY AT 1.9 % NI AT MILL HEAD. ACCOMODATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL FLOW LINE EXIST. END PRODUCT IS NICKEL MATTE, 75 % NI, 25 % SULFUR |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1991 | Pierce, Herbert A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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