| Lat / long: | 16.50077, -89.33339 |
| Primary: | Nickel |
| Tertiary: | Cobalt, PGE |
| Ore: | Garnierite, Limonite, Serpentine |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1955 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Medium |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1977 |
| Host rock: | Sierra De Santa Cruz |
| Host type: | Peridotite |
| Tectonic: | Orogenic Belt |
| Alteration processes: | Laterization |
| MRDS | M046823 |
| DEP | 10039233 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: NORTHERN MINER, 1977 , CARRINGTON, V. W. ED., GUATEMALAN NICKEL: NORTHERN MINER, V. 63 , N. 4 , P. 1}{Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.}{Deposit:: CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.}{Deposit:: 1960 DIREXPL INCO, LTD}{Reserve-Resource:: NORTHERN MINER, 1977. 1980 ESTIMATE IS FROM DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985.} |
| Reporter | Blair, Will N., Orris, Greta J. |