La Constancia Mine

Past Producer in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Mica

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10104377
MRDS ID	TC01793
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Constancia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-90.75592, 15.02778 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	500(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 2.3 MILES NE OF GRANADOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Guatemala	Baja Verapaz

Comments on the location information

2 1/2 MILES SW OF EL CHOL

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mica	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

GREENISH BROWN BOOKS, 2-18 INCHES IN DIAMETER, SPLITS WELL, IS SOFT, SUITABLE FOR ELECTRIC USES

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Muscovite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-90.75592, 15.02778	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 1.83M

Length 609.6M

Width 106.68M

Thickness	1.83M
Length	609.6M
Width	106.68M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No
Year of last production	1929

Mining district

District name	Agua Caliente District

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Arthur W. Chellis , R. A. Loomis, Bustamente, Ureve, Fricke, And Tischler

First year 1918

Last year 1929

Type	Operator
Owner	Arthur W. Chellis , R. A. Loomis, Bustamente, Ureve, Fricke, And Tischler
First year	1918
Last year	1929

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01793

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 157-158
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	FLAT-LYING PEGMATITE IN MICASCHIST THAT STRIKES NW T W AND DIPS STEEPLY S

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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