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La Canada Mine

Past Producer in Honduras with commodity Mercury
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057080
MRDS ID TC01328
Record type Site
Current site name La Canada Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.23806, 14.41448 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 3.5 MI W OF JALACA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.003-0.19% HG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Metapan Formation
    Rock description Metapan Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.23806, 14.41448
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45-65W
    Dip 10-50NE
    Thickness 2.44M
    Length 12.19M
    Width 12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1673

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New York And Honduras Rosario Mining Co.
    First year 1939

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, CROSS-CUTS, WINZE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL TIMES
Deposit ORE BODY FORMED AT A SHARP CONTACT WHERE LIMESTONE AND SHALE MAY INTERFINGER; CONTACT LOCALLY SHEARED; CONTACT ZONE IS SILICIFIED; LENGTH, DOWN DIP, WIDTH, STRIKE OF STOPE.

Reporter information

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

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