Santa Elena

Past Producer in El Paraiso, 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057059
MRDS ID TC01306
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Elena
Alternate or previous names Iguanos Vein, Santa Elena Gibraltar Vein, Patastero Vein, Anteojos Vein
Related records 10057049

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.84999, 13.91756 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 40 MI SE FROM TEGUCIGALPA, 15 MI N OF NICARAGUAN BORDER., Acc +/- 1 Minute. Is Not Known If The Utm Coordinates Corrected For False N And S.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Paraiso(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras El Paraiso

Comments on the location information

  • CLOSE TO IGUANOS CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result 73:1 AG TO AU RATIO. QUARTZ VEIN (N75E, 75S): 0.32 OZ AU, 20.60 OZ AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.84999, 13.91756

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yuscaran District

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE DRIFTS AND STOPES, 150 FT SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    "ROBERTS, C.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 60."

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BRECCIATED WEATHERED VEINS N80E, 75N. VEIN 8 IN WIDE, 2000 FT TRACE ON SURFACE. IRON AND MANGENESE STRAINED.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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