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Quita Gana Mine

Past Producer in Santa Barbara, Honduras with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086100
MRDS ID W702016
Record type Site
Current site name Quita Gana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.33753, 14.72363 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR EL CORRAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Barbara(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Santa Barbara

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result 2.3-2.6% CU OVER 7-10

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.33753, 14.72363
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner New York And Rosario Mining Co.
    First year 1951
  • Type Operator
    Owner Interamericana (Optioned To )
    First year 1968
  • Type Owner
    Owner Zeus Minerals (Optioned To )
    First year 1972

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period 1960'S
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^28-30% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 29wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1960

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALLEGED NATIONAL LEAD ESTIMATE

Comments on development

  • OCCURRENCE DESERVING MORE EXPLORATION. EXPLORATORY WORK IN 1952.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 182

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANACONDA FILES (84930.04, 84930.01)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 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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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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