| Deposit ID | 10106487 |
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| MRDS ID | W701827 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Rosario |
| Alternate or previous names | Rosario Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.63012, 15.7108 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 30 MILES NNW OF HUEHUETENANGO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guatemala(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Guatemala |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Iron | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | SULFIDE ORE ASSAYS 18-20% PB, UP TO 37% ZN. S ISOTOPE DATA FOR GALENA GIVEN BY KESLER AND ASCARRUNZ-K. (1973). PB ISOTOPE DATA IN KESLER AND OTHERS (1990). |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Ixcoy Formation | ||
| Rock description | Ixcoy Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -91.63012, 15.7108 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Miogeosyncline |
| Thickness | 18.29M |
|---|---|
| Length | 41.45M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Discoverer | Cipriano Gonzalez |
| District name | San Miguel District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Metals Co., Virgilio Recinos |
| First year | 1924 |
| Last year | 1927 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701827 |
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. 96-97.
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 | 2 ORE BODIES; (1) EASTERN ORE IN N15W, 80SW, FRACTURE ZONE, PROJECTS ANOTHER 70 FT NW AND 120 FT NE; (2)WESTERN ORE SHOWS SPHALERITE, GALENA, PYRITE AT DEPTH; BOTHE ARE CARBONATE OREBODIES. SULFIDE ORE ASSAYS 18-20% PB, UP TO 37% ZN. |
| Deposit | UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| 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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