La Esperanza Prospect

Occurrence in Santa Ana, El Salvador with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057194
MRDS ID TC01684
Record type Site
Current site name La Esperanza Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.46312, 14.34143 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 1 MILE NW OF METAPAN ON ROAD TO LA JOYA

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON LAND OWNED BY REGINALDA DE MENENDEZ

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Metapan Formation
    Rock description Metapan Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.46312, 14.34143

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Metapan District

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 TRENCHES AND PIT 15 FT DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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