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San Casimiro Mine

Occurrence in Santa Ana, El Salvador with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057198
MRDS ID TC01688
Record type Site
Current site name San Casimiro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.50006, 14.3342 (WGS84)
Elevation 579
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES N OF SAN JUAN, Acc +/- 10 Minutes, Acc +/- 10 Minutes, Acc +/- 10 Minutes

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Ana(province)

El Salvador(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
El Salvador Santa Ana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 60
USGS model code 18c
Deposit model name Skarn Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 22

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Rock unit name Metapan Formation
    Rock description Metapan Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.50006, 14.3342
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINLETS, POCKETS, LENSES, DISSEMINATED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Metapan District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rene Keilhauer (1943?)

Comments on the workings information

  • 50 FT SHAFT, ADITS, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS OF TOTAL 300 TO 500 FT LENGTH; FLOODED AND PARTLY CAVED IN 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 76

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHALE, SANDSTONE, LIMESTONE STRIKE N, DIP 40-60E ARE SHEARED AND FRACTURED PARALLEL TO BEDDING - ORE REPLACES HORNFELS ALONG BEDDING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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