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San Bartolo Mines

Past Producer in Honduras with commodity Silver
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  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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057056
MRDS ID TC01303
Record type Site
Current site name San Bartolo Mines
Alternate or previous names El Plomo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.33334, 13.86756 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.33334, 13.86756
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip N
    Width 1.52M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1849
Discoverer Don Cenecio Andino

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: $40-100 PER TON. THE MINE MADE $300,000 FROM 1849-1883.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THACHER, W.A., 1891, MINING IN HONDURAS, T.A.I.M.E., V. 20, P. 400

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2-5 FT WIDE VEINS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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