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San Rafael Mine

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104373
MRDS ID TC01739
Record type Site
Current site name San Rafael Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.32478, 14.48086 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chiquimula(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Comments on the location information

  • ON SW SIDE OF RIDGE SW OF LA BALLENA WORKINGS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Metapan Formation
    Rock description Metapan Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.32478, 14.48086
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PORPHYRY INTRUSIONS NEARBY PRODUCE GARNET ROCK WHERE METAPAN FORMATION IS CALCAREOUS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1672

Mining district

District name Alotepeque District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Central American Mining Co. (1844-
    Last year 1967
  • Type Owner
    Owner Central American Mining Co. (1844-
    Last year 1867

Comments on the production information

  • MINE PRODUCTIVE IN SPANISH COLONIAL DAYS AND AT INTERVALS SINCE THEN.

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. 82

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL DAYS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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