| Deposit ID | 10057190 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC01680 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Brujo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.4445, 14.4167 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 10 MILES N OF METAPAN, NEAR BORDER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Ana(province)
El Salvador(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| El Salvador | Santa Ana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Model code | 62 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18d |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Fe |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Metapan Formation |
| Rock description | Metapan Formation |
| (1) | -89.4445, 14.4167 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1673 |
| District name | Metapan District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC01680 |
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 77
CIMRI
ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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