Description
Cia Minera De Guatemala
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Cerussite, Chalcocite, Galena, Hydrozincite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Dolomite · Coban Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10057262
MRDS IDTC01756
Alternate namesMine Y
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates15.4086, -90.43481
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 104.KESLER, S.E., AND ASCARRUNZ-K., R., 1973, LEAD-ZINC MINERALIZATION IN CARBONATE ROCKS, CENTRAL GUATEMALA: ECON. GEOL., V. 68, P. 1263-1274.KESLER, S.E., LEVY, E., AND MARTIN F., C., 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN THE GEOLOGY OF NORTHERN AMERICA, VOL. H, THE CARIBBEAN REGION ED., DENGO, G., AND CASE, J.E., THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, VOL. H, P. 459-482.CIMRIROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957; PRODUCTION FIGURES FROM ANACONDA FILES, I.B. JORALEMAN 11/18/54.