Unnamed Copper-Scheelite Prospect

Occurrence in Guatemala with commodities Copper, Tungsten
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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057281
MRDS ID TC01777
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Copper-Scheelite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.41839, 14.43754 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guatemala

Comments on the location information

  • ON FINCA HEREDIA, NEAR EL SALVADOR BORDER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.41839, 14.43754

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 60NE
    Width 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Metapan Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULFIDES DISTRIBUTED ERRATICALLY IN SHEAR ZONE, CU CONTENT IS LESS THAN 1% OVER 8 FT WIDTH

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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