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Santa Rita and Concepcion

Occurrence in Honduras with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057036
MRDS ID TC01280
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rita and Concepcion
Alternate or previous names D.M. Guasucaran?

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.45001, 13.8009 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Comments on the location information

  • 35 KM BY ROAD TO SAUCE, THEN 20 KM ON PARTLY IMPROVED ROAD TO OJOJONA. OJOJONA TO MINE BY TRAIL OVER RUGGED COUNTRY TO MINE (6 HOUR MULE TRIP). APPEARS TO BE WITHIN D.M. GUASUCARAN CONCESSION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.45001, 13.8009
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Unconformity - Limestone On Schist And Volcanics.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein E-W To Ne-Sw Dipping 70 Degrees To Vertical.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike E-W TO NE-SW
    Dip 70-90 DEGREES
    Width 3.66M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein

Comments on the geologic information

  • 50-200 FT OF LIMESTONE OVERLYING SCHISTS DIORITE, GRANODIORITE, AND ANDESITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ojojona-Reitoca

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Castro And Mantell, Merchants Of Tegucigalpa.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SAMPLE 66 FT LONG TAKEN ALONG THE VEIN. FACE SAMPLE GAVE 0.48 OZ AU, 258.52 OZ AG.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 400HA
    Length 304.8M
    Overall depth 60.96M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STRANAHAN, D.M., REPORT.

  • Deposit

    WEBB, ALBERT, CONSULTING GEOLOGIST, REPORT.

  • Deposit

    BROWN, RAYMOND M., OIL AND MINING GEOLOGIST, REPORT.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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