Santa Sofia Mine

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099380
MRDS ID TC01738
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Sofia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.39534, 14.46364 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiquimula(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.39534, 14.46364

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 0.91M
    Length 27.43M
    Width 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR CONTACT (WITHIN 40 FT ) OF GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY WITH METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE STRIKING N55W, 70-75NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alotepeque District

Comments on the workings information

  • 7 SHORT ADITS AND SEVERAL SHALLOW OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.