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San Fernandez 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057071
MRDS ID TC01319
Record type Site
Current site name San Fernandez Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.21167, 14.43754 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 2 MI N OF JALACA

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 Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.21167, 14.43754
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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 Arturo Lainez And Others

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BY 1945 ONLY SMALL POCKETS HAD BEEN FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS 15 FT AND 20 FT DEEP AND SHALLOW OPEN CUTS.

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. 46

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

Reporter information

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

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