Aurora

Occurrence in Honduras with commodities Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057037
MRDS ID TC01281
Record type Site
Current site name Aurora

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.13333, 14.15088 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 9 MILES FROM TEGUCIGALPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF ROSARIO MINES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.13333, 14.15088

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 60.96M
    Width 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 91.44M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.06 ; ECON.COM: SMALL MILL, NEVER OPENED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEWIS, L.A., 1917, MINING DEPARTMENT SUMMARY PROP B-1990(159) OF N.Y. & H.R. CO. EXPANSION FILE, 1 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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