Sepacay 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057265
MRDS ID TC01759
Record type Site
Current site name Sepacay Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.18758, 15.3611 (WGS84)
Elevation 892
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 7 MILES NW OF PANCAJCHE

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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calamine Ore
Smithsonite Ore

Analytical data

Result 26 FT OF 4.4 OZ/TON AG, 12.6% PB, 29.7% ZN

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.18758, 15.3611

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 9.14M
    Width 4.57M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coban District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Manuel And Miguel Ocampo
    First year 1930

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1948
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 12.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1948
    Zinc Zn 30.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1948
    Silver Ag 129.884 g/mt Silver Major 1948

Comments on development

  • MANUEL AND MIGUEL OCAMPO EXPLORED IN 1930

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.