| Deposit ID | 10086105 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W702022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sabana Grande Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.25, 13.8009 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Honduras(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Honduras |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -87.25, 13.8009 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New York And Honduras Rosario Mining Co. |
| First year | 1919 |
| Last year | 1928 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W702022 |
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.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 181.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA |
| 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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