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La Esperanza Mine

Past Producer in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057292
MRDS ID TC01791
Record type Site
Current site name La Esperanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.76176, 15.02862 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES NW OF GRANADOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Baja Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA GREENISH BROWN BOOKS, MAY YIELD ELECTRICAL MICA OF MARKETABLE SIZES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.76176, 15.02862
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1919-192

Mining district

District name Agua Caliente District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Chellis, A. W.
    First year 1919
    Last year 1923
  • Type Operator
    Owner Benz, Adolfo
    First year 1919
    Last year 1923
  • Type Operator
    Owner No Activity
    First year 1923
    Last year 1942
  • Type Operator
    Owner Benz, Adolfo - Reopened Pit But No Production
    First year 1942
    Last year 1944

Comments on the production information

  • "FAIR AMOUNT" PRODUCED

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FUTURE EXPLORATION WILL HAVE TO BE UNDERGROUND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, 158-159

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PEGMATITE 75 FT WIDE TRENDING NS FOR 250 FT; MICA SHOOT IS 10 FT LONG, 3 FT WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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