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Los Sandillales

Occurrence in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodity Copper
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057272
MRDS ID TC01767
Record type Site
Current site name Los Sandillales

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.50148, 14.70085 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES S OF CHIQUIMULA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiquimula(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.50148, 14.70085
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip W STEEPLY
    Thickness 0.61M
    Length 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cecilia De Cuellar
    First year 1943

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 3-5% CU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 57

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN WITH OXIDIZED MINERALIZATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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