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Opoteca

Past Producer in Comayagua, Honduras with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086088
MRDS ID W701999
Record type Site
Current site name Opoteca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.73002, 14.58086 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 MI N OF COMAYAGUA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Comayagua(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Comayagua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.73002, 14.58086
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Miogeosyncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name El Rosario

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner West End Consolidated Mining Co.
    First year 1918
    Last year 1921
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Panaminas Inc. Had Option
    First year 1946

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED TO CONTAIN 2-40 OZ/TON AG.

Comments on the workings information

  • HAND WORKED EXCAVATIONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 178-179.

  • Deposit

    SVANHOLM, J., 1967, HONDURAS MINERAL EXPLORATION PROJECT, UNTAO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES
Deposit UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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