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Amatillo No. 5

Occurrence in Francisco Morazan, Honduras with commodities Manganese, Silver
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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. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057159
MRDS ID TC01647
Record type Site
Current site name Amatillo No. 5
Alternate or previous names D.M. El Plomo?, Belen, Taladro, El Chimbo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.36084, 13.84118 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 MILES S OF OJOJONA ON FINCA VALLADARES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Francisco Morazan(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Francisco Morazan

Comments on the location information

  • 2 1/2 MILES S OF FINCA VALLADARES HOUSE ON RIDGE CREST
  • NEAR 61 KM POST ON SAN LORENZO HIGHWAY SOUTH OF TEGUCIGALPA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE OF ORE 24.39% MN AND 3.1 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.36084, 13.84118
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 182.88M
    Width 121.92M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENTICULAR VEINS, 6 INCHES WIDE, IN RHYOLITE IN ONE LOCATION AND MN OXIDES IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED IN TUFF

Reporter information

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

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