Esperanza Mine

Occurrence in Alajuela, Costa Rica with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007933
MRDS ID CS00171
Record type Site
Current site name Esperanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.46382, 9.97192 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alajuela(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Alajuela

Comments on the location information

  • SACRE FAMILIA VEIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result VEIN IS RICH
Result ORE AVERAGES $30-$60/TON AU MINED, $25/TON AU AT MILL

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 151
USGS model code 25d
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Sado
Mark3 model number 28

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.46382, 9.97192

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Width 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aguacate District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRESPI, R. A., 1907, GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGUACATE MINES, COSTA RICA: MIN. WORLD, V. 27, P. 848.

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS SCIENTISTS 1986.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SACRA FAMILIA VEIN IS 1-2 M AND STRIKES N 45 E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1986 Howe, Stephen S.; Bagby, Willian C.; Cox Dennis P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.