El Retiro District

Prospect in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001317
MRDS ID TC01815
Record type District
Current site name El Retiro District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.26818, 15.20973 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ON FINCA EL RETIRO ON HILLS WEST OF THE SALAMA-COBAN HIGHWAY, ACC +/- 2 MIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alta Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Alta Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none
Model code 16
USGS model code 8b
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (major)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.26818, 15.20973

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Mining district

District name EL RETIRO DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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