Sierra De San Sebastian Deposit

Occurrence in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057260
MRDS ID TC01754
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra De San Sebastian Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.20452, 15.3886 (WGS84)
Elevation 1935
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 5 MILES N OF TUCURU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alta Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Alta Verapaz

Comments on the location information

  • ON FINCA VINAROZ

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Chochal Formation
    Rock description Chochal Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.20452, 15.3886

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coban District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • NO EXPLORATION WORK AS OF 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMESTONE BEDS STRIKE N80E, DIP 10-15NW; FRACTURED LIMESTONE CONTAINS ERRACTICALLY DISTRIBUTED GALENA CRYSTALS, MOST ROCK IS LOW GRADE, BUT CONTAINS UP TO 20% GALENA.

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.