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Siria Mine

Past Producer in Honduras with commodity Antimony
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057069
MRDS ID TC01317
Record type Site
Current site name Siria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.20222, 14.07838 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position AT SUYATAL, 50 MI N OF TEGUCIGALPA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.20222, 14.07838
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POCKETS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner General P. Triminio And M. C. Randales

Production statistics

  • Year 1934
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^47.18% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 2wt-pct
  • Year 1935
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^52.49% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Antimony Antimony 52wt-pct
  • Year 1941
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^56.15% Sb, 0.025% As
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Arsenic Arsenic 0wt-pct
    Ore Antimony Antimony 56wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 44

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957, P. 44.

Reporter information

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

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