Capitan Prospect

Past Producer in Santa Barbara, Honduras with commodities Mercury, Copper, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057061
MRDS ID	TC01308
Record type	Site
Current site name	Capitan Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-88.29753, 15.01334 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	2000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 15 MI NW OF SANTA BARBARA, NEAR VILLAGE OF SAN NICOHLAS, ON SW SIDE OF RIO TICATUYO; 1/2 MILE NE OF VENADO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Barbara(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Honduras	Santa Barbara

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mercury	Primary
Copper	Primary
Silver	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Cinnabar	Ore
Malachite	Ore
Tetrahedrite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	SAMPLE: 0.9% HG, 1.82% CU, 2.8 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-88.29753, 15.01334	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form TABULAR, VEINLETS, POCKETS

Width 9.14M

General form	TABULAR, VEINLETS, POCKETS
Width	9.14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner English Co. (1880'S); P. Paz, J. Mendieta, E. De Costa Gomez (1940'S)

Type	Operator
Owner	English Co. (1880'S); P. Paz, J. Mendieta, E. De Costa Gomez (1940'S)

Comments on the production information

SEVERAL TONS OF ORE IN THE 1880'S.

Comments on the workings information

2 PITS, 15 FT APART.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01308

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN, 1034, P. 173-174
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1992	Page, Norman J. (Pierce, H. A.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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