Brenes Prospect

Occurrence in Chiquimula, Guatemala with commodities Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057279
MRDS ID TC01774
Record type Site
Current site name Brenes Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.4745, 14.52392 (WGS84)
Elevation 533
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Primary
Nickel Primary
Cobalt Primary

Analytical data

Result NODULES ASSAYED 11.2% MN, 0.84% NI, 0.22% CO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.4745, 14.52392

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS TC01774

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 141

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOFT MN OXIDES WITH BLACK HARD NODULES

Reporter information

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