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Fenix Nickel Project (Eximbal Mine; El Estor Mine), El Estor, Izabal Department, Guatemalai
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Fenix Nickel Project (Eximbal Mine; El Estor Mine)Project
El EstorMunicipality
Izabal DepartmentDepartment
GuatemalaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 31' 34'' North , 89° 23' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
15.52628,-89.38973
GeoHash:
G#:d4b2mfkrh
GRN:
N11W61
Type:
Project
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
El Estor15,842(2015)4.3km
Panzós25,569(2015)32.8km
Chahal Guatemala7,465(2014)37.4km
Los Amates3,417(2014)43.4km
Gualán19,354(2014)45.3km
Owned/operated by:
Solway Group
Mindat Locality ID:
127198
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127198:3
GUID (UUID V4):
280a3033-1d36-4d2f-a893-f0dd294c6546


Inactive nickel mine operated by a Canadian company in the 1960s and 1970s, but then closed and occupied by the local Maya Indians. The deposit was discovered in the 1950s. Nickel-bearing laterite on serpentine country rock.

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Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘChromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘForsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
ⓘGibbsite
Formula:Al(OH)3
ⓘGoethite
Formula:α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘKaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ'Limonite'
ⓘMagnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz
Formula:SiO2
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘTalc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ'Xenotime'
ⓘZircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HⓘGibbsiteAl(OH)3
HⓘGoethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
HⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
HⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
HⓘSerpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
OⓘChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
OⓘForsteriteMg2SiO4
OⓘGibbsiteAl(OH)3
OⓘGoethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
OⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OⓘMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
OⓘQuartzSiO2
OⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OⓘZirconZr(SiO4)
OⓘSerpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
MgⓘForsteriteMg2SiO4
MgⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
AlⓘGibbsiteAl(OH)3
AlⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
SiⓘForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiⓘQuartzSiO2
SiⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiⓘZirconZr(SiO4)
SiⓘSerpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CrChromium
CrⓘChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
FeⓘChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeⓘGoethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
FeⓘMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
ZrⓘZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

Tavchandjian, O. and Golightly, P. (2010) Technical Report on an Update to the Fenix Project, Izabal, Guatemala. Report Number: 09-1117-6013.
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