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San Juancito Prospect

Past Producer in Jalapa, Guatemala with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057318
MRDS ID TC01820
Record type Site
Current site name San Juancito Prospect
Related records 10057319, 10057317

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.81313, 14.81363 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 12 MILES S OF LAS CABANAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jalapa(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Jalapa

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 500 FT NE OF SAN JUAN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.81313, 14.81363
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 4.57M
    Width 3.66M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PROBABLY IN A SHEAR ZONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cabanas District

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL TONNAGE OF LOW GRADE ORE PRE-1943. ONE SAMPLE: 41.71% CR2O3, 15.3% FE, CR.FE = 1.87

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. 54

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957

Reporter information

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

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