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Hormiguero Mine

Past Producer in San Miguel, 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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106485
MRDS ID W701812
Record type Site
Current site name Hormiguero Mine
Alternate or previous names Gallardo, Homiguero, And Guadalupe Veins

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.06002, 13.53091 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILES S OF DIVISADERO MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Miguel(province)

El Salvador(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
El Salvador San Miguel

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

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) -88.06002, 13.53091
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 670.56M
    Width 140.21M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Conacaran Gold Mining Co.
    First year 1909
    Last year 1920
  • Type Owner
    Owner Conacaran Gold Mining Co.
    First year 1909
    Last year 1920

Comments on the production information

  • ORE WORTH $1,478,824 IN AU AND AG; MINED ABOUT 160 TONS PER DAY PRE WWI.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 11277.6M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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. 192.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENGTH IS 1200-2200 FT; ORE IS IN QUARTZ VEINS; MONIGUERO VEIN CONTAINS SILVER-BEARING SULFIDE; THE GALLARDO AND GUADALUPE CONTAIN GOLD; GUADALUPE SUPERGENE MANGANESE

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 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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