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Aramecina

Past Producer in Valle, Honduras with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057048
MRDS ID TC01294
Record type Site
Current site name Aramecina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.61668, 13.71757 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 3 MI E OF ARAMECINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valle(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Valle

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.61668, 13.71757
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip VERTICAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAVAS AND TUFFS SOUTH OF CERRO COLORADO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1820

Mining district

District name Yuscaran

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Aramecina Gold And Silver Mining Co. Ltd.
    First year 1920

Comments on development

  • CONCESSION AREA 16000 ACRES ; ECON.COM: CAPITALIZATION: 200,000 STERLING POUNDS IN 1904; NOMINAL 225,000 IN 1907, EARNINGS: 1901-1902 PROFIT OF 37,994 STERLING POUNDS, DIVIDENDS: 10% PAID DEC. 8, 1902.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOE, A.K., 1904, U.S. CONSUL, IN "HONDURAS" INT. BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUBLIC, P. 97.

  • Deposit

    SKINNER'S MINING MANUAL, 1904, P. 894.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HIGH AU

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

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