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Santa Cruz Mine

Occurrence in Honduras with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057034
MRDS ID TC01278
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Cruz Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.83335, 14.66753 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 120-150 KM NW OF ROSARIO MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result WILL AMALGAMATE $10 GOLD PER TON (1920)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.83335, 14.66753
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Caribbean Plate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCKINLAY, W.B., MINING DEPARTMENT SUMMARY, SUMMARY OF N.Y. AND H.R. CO. EXPANSION FILE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MCKINLAY, W.B.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit APPARENTLY REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS ALONG FISSURES; 3 OR MORE GROUPS 2 TO 6 FT WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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