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El Majon Area

Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodity Bentonite
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107191
MRDS ID TC40404
Record type Site
Current site name El Majon Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.48367, 14.67779 (WGS84)
Elevation 1090
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiquimula(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR SAN JACINTO VILLAGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAY TO GRAYISH GREEN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore
Cristobalite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result B10E: 14.20% AL2O3, 71.57% SIO2, 2.03% CAO, 0.33% TIO2, 1.28% K2O, 1.17% MGO, 2.02% FE2O3, 0.15% P2O5, 2.17% NA2O, 5.19% LOI. B1OW: 14.38% AL2O3, 70.17% SIO2, 0.33% CAO, 1.70% K2O, 1.08% FE2O3, 9.08% LOI.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.48367, 14.67779
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name B10E
    Dip }}}
    Thickness 5M
    Length 50M
    Width 30M
  • Name B10W
    Dip }}}
    Thickness 5M
    Length 100M
    Width 80M
  • Dip }}}
    Thickness 3M
    Length 30M
    Width 20M
  • Dip }}}
    Thickness 3M
    Length 20M
    Width 15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINEABLE RESERVE, T=TOTAL NUMBERS REFER TO ORE BODY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOU, SUN-AN, 1993, ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN GUATEMALA: MINING TECHNICAL MISSION FROM ENERGY AND RESOURCE LABORATORIES INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, REPORT NO. 06-3-83-006, 196 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE 10 DEPOSITS, 4 OF WHICH HAVE OPERATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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