| Deposit ID | 10086106 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W702023 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Andres Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Twin Hills Zone, Water Tank Zone, Santa Rosa De Potosi, Copan Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.94477, 14.76641 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1067 |
| Relative position | 12 MI SW OF SANTA ROSA DE COPAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Copan(province)
Honduras(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Honduras | Copan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 96% AU RECOVERY 1 LB/TON CYANIDE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -88.94477, 14.76641 |
|---|
| Strike | N-S |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45E |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 91.44M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | An English Co. |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nater, R. , Bueso, M. And Associated |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gould Co., W. H. |
| First year | 1946 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Greenstone Resources |
| Interest | 71 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W702023 |
EXPEDIENTE LEGAL N. 236, DGMH.
ELVIR R., 1983, M. Y P. DE HONDURAS, SECPLAN.
05-08-88, MINING JOURNAL.
NATER, R., 1936: SAN ANDREAS MINE UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
PEARCE, KINGSTON, AND BROWN, 1912, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
T.A.I.M.E., 1891, V. 20.
SQUIER, E.G., 1870, HONDURAS, P. 118.
MCKINLAY, W.B., 1920, MINING DEPARTMENT SUMMARY.
ANON., 1995, GREENSTONE UPS GOLD RESOURCES: THE NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 13, 1995, V. 81, NO. 2, P. 1.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3-7 M WIDE, 300 M UNDERGROUND LENGTH, CROSSCUTS TO 4 M LENGTH. 10-50 FT THICK. |
| Deposit | CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM TC01290 THAT WAS DELETED FROM THE MASTER FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1992 | Pierce, Herbert A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1995 | Page, Norman J. (Bliss, James D. (Translator)) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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