Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSkarn (Tactite),Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsAPPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION 1917 TO 1931 OR 32, PRODUCTION BEGAN AGAIN IN 1951
First production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10085942
MRDS IDW701818
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates14.29087, -89.37006
References
INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 74-76.CIMRIROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.