Dos Hermanos

Producer in Choluteca, Honduras with commodities Gold, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057045
MRDS ID	TC01291
Record type	Site
Current site name	Dos Hermanos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-86.99999, 13.43424 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	DUE SOUTH OF TEGUCIGALPA ABOUT 25 MI FROM PADREGAL (ON THE CHOLUTECA RIVER).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Choluteca(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Honduras	Choluteca

Comments on the location information

NEAR SAN JUAN.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-86.99999, 13.43424	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the reserve resource information

TESTS SHOW 65% OF THE GOLD CAN BE EXTRACTED BY FREE MILLING AND TAILS CONCENTRATED TO 95%.

Comments on the workings information

ABOUT 65% OF FREE MILLING.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01291

Bibliographic references

Deposit

T.A.I.M.E., 1891, V. 20, P. 401.
Deposit

MCKINLAY, W.B., 1920, MINING DEPARTMENT SUMMARY.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	LODES AND CHIMNEYS OF QUARTZ ORE.

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.