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San Jose Mine

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Zinc, Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057248
MRDS ID TC01741
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.43506, 14.52114 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.43506, 14.52114
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Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.15M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Alotepeque District

Ownership information

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS TC01741

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

Reporter information

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