Atutilco Mine

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057247
MRDS ID TC01740
Record type Site
Current site name Atutilco Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.39784, 14.52419 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(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

  • NORTH OF SAN JOSE MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification And Pyritization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.39784, 14.52419

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alotepeque District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Central American Mining Co. (1844-
    Last year 1867

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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.