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Palencia Area-Las Hormigas Deposit

Producer in Guatemala, Guatemala with commodity Diatomite
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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 10110087
MRDS ID TC34635
Record type Site
Current site name Palencia Area-Las Hormigas Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.37258, 14.70779 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guatemala(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Guatemala

Comments on the location information

  • OCCURS ON SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY C-9 AT 19-20 KM MARKINGS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COLOR BEFORE CALCINATION, WHITE, LIGHT ORANGE, PINK, GRAY; AFTER ORANGE-LIGHT ORANGE; WHITENESS, 53-67; BULK DENSITY 0.76-0.99 G/CU CM; WATER ABSORPTION, 61.8%.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Analytical data

Result CHOU (1993) CONTAINS A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.37258, 14.70779
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N12E
    Dip 22N
    Thickness 16M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE, INTERMITTENT PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STRIPPING RATIO OF 1:1 BASED ON 5 SECTIONS.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTAINS THIN LAYERS OF SILTSTONE, MUDSTONE, TUFF AND PUMICE.

Reporter information

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

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