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Cedros

Past Producer in Honduras with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057033
MRDS ID TC01277
Record type Site
Current site name Cedros
Alternate or previous names Veta Azul, Veta Dura, Guadiole, Sabana Langa, Tata, Leandro, La Guadalupe, Marinero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.91666, 13.26759 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 80-90 KM N OF TEGUCIGALPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Comments on the location information

  • ALL THE MINES ARE ON VETA AZUL OR ITS EXTENSIONS. THE VEIN IS SW OF CEDROS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.91666, 13.26759
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein System

Ore body information

  • Strike N67W
    Dip 64W
    Length 350M
    Width 100M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HANGING WALL - PORPHYRY, FOOT WALL - SLATE OR SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1650
Discoverer Spanish

Mining district

District name Cedros District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Panaminas, Inc. (As Of
    Last year 1947

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 35M

Comments on the workings information

  • MOST WORKINGS ARE CAVED.

Comments on development

  • LOOKED AT IN 1947 BY G.W. TOWER AND D.M. STRANAHAN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STRANAHAN, D.M., 1947, UNPUBLISHED LETTER TO G.W. TOWER OF PANAMINAS, INC., 230 PARK AVE., NEW YORK, N.Y.

  • Deposit

    STRANAHAN, D.M., 1947, UNPUBLISHED LETTER TO G.W. TOWER OF NEW GOLDFIELDS OF VENEZUELA, CARACAS, VENEZUELA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1600'S
Deposit MULTIPLE PARALLEL VEINS 2-10 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

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