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La Esperanza Mine

Past Producer in Huehuetenango, Guatemala with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057328
MRDS ID TC01832
Record type Site
Current site name La Esperanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.49067, 15.39999 (WGS84)
Elevation 2957
Location accuracy 50(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 18 MILES NW OF CHIANTLA, Acc +/- 1 Sec

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huehuetenango(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Huehuetenango

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE ABOVE LAS LAVANDERAS, 2 1/2 MILES SE OF FINCA CHOCHAL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result SEVEN SAMPLES RANGED FROM 1.2-28.6% PB, 1.0-33.6% ZN, AND 0.39-4.55 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Santa Rosa Formation, Esperanza Member
    Rock description Santa Rosa Formation, Esperanza Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.49067, 15.39999
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E (1)
    Dip STEEP
    Thickness 12.19M
    Length 36697.92M
    Width 18.29M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1672

Mining district

District name Chiantla-San Sebastian Districts

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Benjamin West And Family
    First year 1914
    Last year 1943

Comments on the production information

  • PB PRODUCED BETWEEN 1914-1943

Comments on the workings information

  • 1965: LOCAL INDIANS HAND EXCAVATE AND COBB A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE TO CRUDELY SMELT.

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. 93-94.

  • Deposit

    BLOUNT, D.N., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE CHIANTALA QUADRANGLE, GUATEMALA: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, PH.D. THESIS, 135 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit (1) ORE BODY MINED IN OPEN PIT FOLLOWS FAULT, WIDTH IS DEPTH OF MINING. (2) ORE ALONG BEDDING AND IN FRACTURES PARALLEL TO BEDDING
Deposit Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL DAYS

Reporter information

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

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