| Deposit ID | 10085966 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701845 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santo Domingo |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.48011, 15.44082 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1 1/3 MILES SW OF SAN CRISTOBAL, NEAR LA CAPELLANIA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guatemala(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Guatemala |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Lead | Ore |
| Result | PB ISOTOPE DATA ON 2 GALENAS IN KESLER AND OTHERS (1990) |
|---|---|
| Result | 3 FT OF 0.4 OZ/TON AG, 12.8% PB, 3.1% ZN. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chochal Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Chochal Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -91.48011, 15.44082 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Miogeosyncline |
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70-85SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1672 |
| Year of first production | 1672 |
| District name | Coban District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera De Guatemala ; Minerales Nacionales, S. A. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 42.67M |
| Overall width | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701845 |
INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 102.
BLOUNT, D.N., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE CHAIANTLA QUADRANGLE, GUATEMALA: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURE AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, PH.D. THESIS, 135 P.
KESLER, S.E., LEVY, E., AND MARTIN F., C., 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA, VOL. H, THE CARIBBEAN REGION ED., DENGO, G, AND CASE, J.E., THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, VOL. H, P. 459-482.
CIMRI
ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALONG HIGH ANGLE FAULT WHICH FAULTED CHOCHAL AGAINST RED BEDS OF TODOS SANTOS. |
| Deposit | UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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