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Chochal Prospect

Past Producer in Huehuetenango, Guatemala with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057324
MRDS ID TC01828
Record type Site
Current site name Chochal Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.53122, 15.42554 (WGS84)
Elevation 3048
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 20 MILES NW OF CHIANTLA IN FOOTHILLS OF SIERRA DE LOS CHUCHUMATANES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huehuetenango(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Huehuetenango

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 2 MILES NW OF FINCA CHOCHAL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Calamine Ore
Galena Ore
Smithsonite Ore

Analytical data

Result 3 ASSAYS: 3.6% PB, 30.4% ZN, 0.87 OX/TON AG
Result 15.5% PB, 23.1% ZN
Result 14.3% PB, 24.2% ZN, 1.80 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.53122, 15.42554
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.22M
    Length 30.48M
    Width 12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Chiantla-San Sebastian Districts

Comments on the production information

  • SOME ORE HAD BEEN TREATED AT FURNACES. ORE IS HIGH IN ZN, LOW PB.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHALLOW EXPLORATION PITS AND 2 SHORT ADITS

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. 90-91

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE REPLACES LIMESTONE ALONG WAVY BEDDING

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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