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Santa Sofia Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099380
MRDS ID TC01738
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Sofia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.39534, 14.46364 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Chiquimula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.39534, 14.46364
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Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 0.91M
    Width 6.1M
    Length 27.43M

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR CONTACT (WITHIN 40 FT ) OF GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY WITH METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE STRIKING N55W, 70-75NE.

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 7 SHORT ADITS AND SEVERAL SHALLOW OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS TC01738

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 81

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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