| Deposit ID | 10086045 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701942 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Rosario |
| Alternate or previous names | San Juancito, Santa Fe Vein, Colonial Vein |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.08333, 14.22116 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 16 MI NE OF TEGUCIGALPA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Barbara(province)
Honduras(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Honduras | Santa Barbara |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stephanite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -87.08333, 14.22116 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1882-1954 |
| District name | San Juancito |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701942 |
SVANHOLM, J., THE MINERAL POTENTIAL OF HONDURAS, BANTRAL.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 175-176.
CIMRI
ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957; ANON, 1920: MINES HANDBOOK V. 14, P. 1753.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 85 KNOWN VEINS, 46 HAVE YIELD MAJOR PARY OF PRODUCTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1983 | Bliss, James D. (Translator) | Ministerio de Recursos Naturales de la Republica de Honduras | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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