Commodities
PrimaryNickel
TertiaryCobalt, PGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGarnierite, Limonite, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Sierra De Santa Cruz
Tectonic settingOrogenic Belt
AlterationLaterization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1977
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10039233
MRDS IDM046823
Alternate namesLa Gloria
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates16.50077, -89.33339
References
NORTHERN MINER, 1977 , CARRINGTON, V. W. ED., GUATEMALAN NICKEL: NORTHERN MINER, V. 63 , N. 4 , P. 1DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.1960 DIREXPL INCO, LTDNORTHERN MINER, 1977. 1980 ESTIMATE IS FROM DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985.