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El Rincon Deposit

Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodity Kaolin
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110086
MRDS ID TC34632
Record type Site
Current site name El Rincon Deposit
Alternate or previous names Includes Three Small Deposits, B, And C.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.627, 14.68946 (WGS84)
Elevation 980
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1 KM NE OF EL RINCON VILLAGE.

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
Kaolin Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • KAOLINIZATION NOT COMPLETE, QUALITY LOW.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHOU (1993) CONTAINS 9 COMPLETE CHEMICAL ANALYSES.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Padre Miguel Group
    Rock description Padre Miguel Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.627, 14.68946
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Jocotan Fault Zone.

Ore body information

  • Name A DEPOSIT (MAIN DEPOSIT)
    Dip }}
    Thickness 7.5M
  • Name B DEPOSIT
    Dip }}
    Thickness 10M
  • Name C DEPOSIT
    Dip }}
    Thickness 3.75M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FAULT ZONE IS FOCUS OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SOUTH EAST PART OF DEPOSIT A MINED PREVIOUSLY. CURRENTLY INACTIVE PRODUCTION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORES (1), (3), AND (5) ARE TOTAL RESERVE; ORES (2), (4), AND (6) ARE MINEABLE RESERVE; ORES (1) AND (2) A DEPOSIT, ORES (3) AND (4) B DEPOSIT, ORES (5) AND (6) C DEPOSIT.

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, REPOST NO. 06-3-83-006, 196P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CHOU (1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A DEPOSIT: U-SHAPED DEPOSIT BETWEEN 920-1050 M ELEVATION; COVERS AN AREA OF 129,000 SQUARE METERS; COLOR WHITE TO YELLOW GRAY; MOST OF THE ROCK IS NOT COMPLETELY KAOLINIZED, ONE 50 M HOLE DRILLED; 7 SAMPLES VARY FROM 12.80-13.34% AL2O3. B DEPOSIT: 800 M SOUTH OF A DEPOSIT AT 920 M ELEVATION, ROCK INCOMPLETELY KAOLINITIZED, ONE SAMPLE HAD 17.36% AL2O3, AREA IS 15,000 METERS SQUARE, AVERAGES 10 M THICK. C DEPOSIT: 200 M NORTH OF A DEPOSIT AT 1020-1040 M ELEVATION. AREA IS 6600 SQUARE METERS, AND AVERAGES 4 M IN THICKNESS, ONE SAMPLE HAD 13.44% AL203.

Reporter information

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

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