Huehuetenango
Past Producer

La Esperanza Mine

Huehuetenango, Guatemala
SilverZincLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Santa Rosa Formation, Esperanza Member
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1672
Identification
Deposit ID10057328
MRDS IDTC01832
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates15.39999, -91.49067
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 93-94.BLOUNT, D.N., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE CHIANTALA QUADRANGLE, GUATEMALA: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, PH.D. THESIS, 135 P.CIMRI