El Carmen

Occurrence in Santa Ana, El Salvador with commodity Copper

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057191
MRDS ID	TC01681
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Carmen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-89.44478, 14.38254 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	500(meters)
Relative position	AT EL CARMEN 4 MILES N OF METAPAN, 1/2 MILE S OF CHAGUITE DEPOSIT
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Geographic areas

Country	State
El Salvador	Santa Ana

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Copper	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-89.44478, 14.38254	ListMap

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 reserve resource information

LOW GRADE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01681

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 77-78
Other Database

CIMRI
Reserve-Resource

ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	IN FRACTURES AND DISSEMINATED

Reporter information

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