Tatanacho

Occurrence in Comayagua, Honduras with commodities Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057032
MRDS ID TC01276
Record type Site
Current site name Tatanacho
Alternate or previous names Minas De Oro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.37001, 14.80085 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 75 KM NORTH OF TEGUCIGALPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Comayagua(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Comayagua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.37001, 14.80085

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Intrusives

Ore body information

  • Thickness 116M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1673
Discoverer Colonial

Mining district

District name Minas De Oro

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fischer-Watt Gold Co. - Kennecott Exploration (Pre-; Tombstone Exploration )
    First year 1995
    Last year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 30000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.244 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1991

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 80% SUBJECT TO KENNECOTT EXPLORATION COMPANY INTEREST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS, 1990, SCALE 1:500,000, D.G.M.H.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1995, TOMBSTONE CLOSES HONDURAN DEAL: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 81, NO. 15, P. 20.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE MINING RECORD, JUL. 21, 1991, P. 7.; ANON., (1995).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL
Deposit TATANACHO IS ONE RESOURCE AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-91 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 16-JUN-95 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.