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La Gringa Mine

Past Producer in Jalapa, Guatemala with commodity Chromium
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104380
MRDS ID TC01827
Record type Site
Current site name La Gringa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.01535, 14.76529 (WGS84)
Elevation 1548
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 7 MILES N OF JALAPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jalapa(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Jalapa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Uvarovite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.01535, 14.76529
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Post-Ore Faults And Shearing

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N25W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 3.66M
    Length 22.86M
    Width 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Jalapa District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vanadium Corp. Of America
    First year 1930

Production statistics

  • Year 1930
    Period Wwi-1930'S
    Material ORE CR
    Description Cp_Grade: ^52-57% Sr2o3, Cr/Fe 2.8-3.2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Sr2O3 Ore Strontium Strontium 55wt-pct
    Ore Iron Iron 3wt-pct
    Ore Chromium Chromium 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM 3 LENSES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 121.92M
    Overall depth 45.72M

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. 51

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIZE GIVEN FOR LARGEST LENS ABOUT 25 X 30 X 40 FT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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