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Santa Rosalia

Past Producer in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057250
MRDS ID TC01743
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosalia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.45006, 14.52503 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Comments on the location information

  • NW OF SAN PANTALEON MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Wall Rock Altered And Contains Disseminated Pyrite

Analytical data

Result AU IS LESS THAN 0.04 OZ/TON AND AG RANGES FROM 1 TO 60 0Z/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.45006, 14.52503
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Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 60-70S
    Thickness 0.91M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1672

Mining district

District name Alotepeque District

Ownership information

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

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1943 WORKINGS IN ORE WERE CAVED

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS TC01743

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 80

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS IS A FEW INCHES TO 3 FT
Deposit Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL TIMES

Reporter information

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