Mine detail: Villa Linda Mine

Previously called 'Villa Linda, Felicidad, Argentina Denouncement +/- 200 AcresVilla Linda Contains San Juan, San Miguel, and Rosario Workings'

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Location

Lat / long: 15.68081, -91.56012

Resource(M)

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver, Zinc
Ore: Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Discovery year: 1912

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Ixcoy Formation
Host type:Limestone
Structure:Miogeosyncline

References

MRDSW701853
DEP10085975
Reference{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. 97-99.}{Deposit:: KESLER, S.E., AND ASCARRUNZ K., R., 1973, LEAD-ZINC IN CARBONATE ROCKS, CENTRAL GUATEMALA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, P. 1263-1274.}{Deposit:: KESLER, S.E., LEVY, E., AND MARTIN F., C., 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA, VOL. H, THE CARIBBEAN REGION, EDS., DENGO, G., AND CASE, J.E.: THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, VOL. H, P. 459-482.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.}
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