Nueva Wellington Mine

Past Producer in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Mica

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057291
MRDS ID	TC01790
Record type	Site
Current site name	Nueva Wellington Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-90.76203, 15.02778 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	500(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES NW OF GRANADOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Guatemala	Baja Verapaz

Comments on the location information

500 FT N OF LA ESPERANZA MINE IN SAME PEGMATITE ZONE

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mica	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

GREEN MICA BOOKS HEAVILY CLAY STAINED UP TO 2 FT DIAMETER, HARDNESS IS FAIR

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Muscovite	Ore
Feldspar	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-90.76203, 15.02778	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No
Production years	1919-1923

Mining district

District name	Agua Caliente District

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Chellis, A. W.

First year 1919

Last year 1923
Type Operator

Owner Benz, Adolfo

First year 1919

Last year 1923
Type Operator

Owner No Activity

First year 1923

Last year 1942
Type Operator

Owner Benz, Adolfo - Mined Mica But No Shipment

First year 1943

Type	Operator
Owner	Chellis, A. W.
First year	1919
Last year	1923

Type	Operator
Owner	Benz, Adolfo
First year	1919
Last year	1923

Type	Operator
Owner	No Activity
First year	1923
Last year	1942

Type	Operator
Owner	Benz, Adolfo - Mined Mica But No Shipment
First year	1943

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01790

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 159
Other Database

CIMRI

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.