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El Dorado Mine

Occurrence in Cabanas, El Salvador with commodities Gold, 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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085939
MRDS ID W701814
Record type Site
Current site name El Dorado Mine
Alternate or previous names Veins: El Dorado, La Coyatera North, Nueva Experanza, Minita-Minita 3 Vein, Portillo Vein, Moreno Vein, Zancudo Vein.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.80004, 13.85089 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 MILES W OF SESUNTEPEQUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cabanas(province)

El Salvador(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
El Salvador Cabanas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result IN G/MT: 7.06 AU, 49.75 AG OVER 6.70 M
Result 8.11 AU, 49.42 AG OVER 22.25 M
Result 83.33 AU, 84.99 AG, OVER 10.25 M (INCLINED HOLE) 7.55 AU, 51.18 AG OVER 46.1 M
Result 21.55 AU, 87.30 AG OVER 8 M (INCLINED)
Result 13.75 AU, 58.44 AG OVER 19.40 M (INCLINED)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.80004, 13.85089
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name GENERALIZED DEPOSITS
    Dip }}}}}
    Thickness 24.9M
    Length 1000M
  • Name MINITA-MINITA 3 VEIN
    Dip }}}}}
    Thickness 0.6M
  • Name PORTILLO VEIN
    Dip }}}}}
    Thickness 6.28M
  • Name MORENO VEIN
    Dip }}}}}
    Thickness 3.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New York And Honduras Rosario Mining Co.
    Last year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mirage Resources - Bethlehem Resources (2
    Interest 50
  • Type Operator
    Owner Bethlehem Resources
    Interest 25
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dejour Mines
    Interest 25
    First year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Joint Venture Mirage Resources
    Interest 50
    First year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Bethlehem Resources
    Interest 25
    First year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dejour Mines
    Interest 25
    First year 1994

Comments on development

  • 1994 8000 M DRILLING ALONG STRIKE AND UNDER OLD MINE WORKINGS OF EL DORADO. DRILLING EXTENDS OVER 300 M STRIKE LENGTH TO 280 M DEPTH (1995).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    ANON. (1995).

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 193.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, DRILLING ON EL DORADO PROJECT: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 36, P.6.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1995, MIRAGE, PARTNERS DRILL TESTING SALVADORAN PLAY: THE NORTHERN MINER, FEBRUARY 20, 1995, V. 80, NO. 51, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1995, PREFEASIBILITY STUDY EXPECTED FOR EL DORADO: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 81, NO. 15, P. 12.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SYSTEM OF CLOSELY SPACED PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS. ORE BODY 1: DRILLHOLE WITH 13.62 G/MT AU AND 120.12 G/MT AG. ORE BODY 2: DRILL HOLE WITH 13.4 G/MT AU, 87.20 G/MT AG. ORE BODY 3: 4 DRILL HOLES: 6.1 M OF 4.36 G/MTAU AND 9.68 G/MT AG; 10.7 M OF 3.45 G/MT AU AND 12.26 G/MT AG; 4.6 M OF 7.45 G/MT AU AND 31.43 G.MT AG; 3 M OF 6.38 G/MT AU, 28 G/MT AG. ORE BODY 4: DRILL HOLE WITH 4.52 G/MT AU AND 16.9 G/MT AG. OREBODY 5: 500 M LENGTH TESTED BY DRILLING (1995); TRUE THICKNESSES: 10.5 M OF 6.11 G/MT AU, 52.07 G/MT AG WITH 4 M OF 11.67 G/MT AU, 66.98 G/MT AG; 10.5 M OF 16.59 G/MT AU, 94.37 G/MT AG WITH 3 M OF 44.26 G/MT AU AND 245.11 G/MT AG.
Deposit UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITI ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 10-FEB-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 15-JUN-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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