Santa Lucia

Past Producer in Francisco Morazan, Honduras with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057043
MRDS ID TC01287
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Lucia
Alternate or previous names Mina Grande
Related records 10057042

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.11667, 14.10088 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 9 MI E OF TEGUCIGALPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Francisco Morazan(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Francisco Morazan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.11667, 14.10088

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Santa Lucia Mining And Milling Co.
    Home office N. Y.
    First year 1888

Comments on the production information

  • TO 1821, SAID TO HAVE PAID $1,500,000 TAXES AS "KING'S FIFTH".

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 10 STAMP MILL ; ECON.YEAR: 1891

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    T.A.J.M.E.V., VOL. 20, 1891, P. 403.

  • Deposit

    MCKINLEY, W.B., 1920, MINING DEPARTMENT SUMMARY, 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.