| Deposit ID | 10057076 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC01324 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Las Chacaras Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.64279, 14.44893 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 MI E OF COMAYAGUA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Comayagua(province)
Honduras(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Honduras | Comayagua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLES FROM DUMP: 2.8-23.9% CU, 0.98-7.58 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -87.64279, 14.44893 |
|---|
| Strike | N45E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60-75NW |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Salvador Lopez |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC01324 |
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 60-61
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN FOLLOWS FRACTURE ZONE ABOUT 50 FT WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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