Chipacapox Mine

Past Producer in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Quartz
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099382
MRDS ID TC01776
Record type Site
Current site name Chipacapox Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.50009, 15.08694 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 3 1/2 MILES E OF RABINAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Baja Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RADIO QUALITY, GRADES 2 AND 3, QUARTZ CONTAINS BUBBLES, CLOUDS, AND TWINNING

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.50009, 15.08694

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rabinal Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Raul Perdomo
    First year 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 166-167

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

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.