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Las Quebradas Placer Deposit

Past Producer in Izabal, Guatemala with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104376
MRDS ID TC01785
Record type Site
Current site name Las Quebradas Placer Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.76532, 15.40304 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ON RIO BOBOS, A TRIBUTARY OF MOTAGUA, 35 MILES SW OF PUEBLO BARRIOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Izabal(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Izabal

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.76532, 15.40304
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Guatemala Gold Dredging Co.
    First year 1923
    Last year 1933

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 1917-1933M 8 CU FT ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DREDGE 1924-1933, REPORTED TO HAVE PRODUCED AS MUCH AS $250,000 ANNUALLY

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. 194

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA 300 ACRES

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.

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