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Tatumbla Mine

Occurrence in 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. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057064
MRDS ID TC01312
Record type Site
Current site name Tatumbla Mine
Alternate or previous names La Culebra Possibly

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.11889, 14.03533 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 10 MI SE OF TEGUCIGALPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.11889, 14.03533
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9.14M
    Length 121.92M
    Width 53.34M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Culebra (Possibly)

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Agua Fria Co.
    First year 1938
  • Type Operator
    Owner Soto, H. S.
    First year 1941
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lopez Gutierrez, President Of Honduras ; Herederos De Santos Soto ).
    First year 1921
  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Valle De Angeles
    First year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1939
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.101 g/mt Gold Major 1939
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1940
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.494 g/mt Gold Major 1940
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1950
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.494 g/mt Gold Major 1950
    Silver Ag 15.529 g/mt Silver Major 1950

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE GRADE IS LOW.
  • ORE (1) AND (2) 0.08 OZ/T AU CUT OFF.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED IN 1938 AND 1941. IN 1939 AGUA FRIA DRILLED 711 FT IN 12 HOLES TO MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 97 FT, 172 FT OF TUNNEL: SPRAGUE AND HENWOOD DRILL 17 HOLES; P.A. BUNDY DRILLED 21 MORE CHURN DRILL HOLES AND SANK 2 SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 182.

  • Deposit

    GARTON, V., 1975, HONDURAS, FRANCISCO MORAZAN, SUMMARY TATUMBLA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, APRIL 8, 1975, 2 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TABULAR QUARTZ STOCKWORKS ELONGATE IN NS DIRECTION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 07-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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