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Vueltas Del Rio

Past Producer in Santa Barbara, Honduras with commodities Gold, Copper, 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086121
MRDS ID W702044
Record type Site
Current site name Vueltas Del Rio
Alternate or previous names Vuelta Del Rio, Macuelizo Concession, El Zapotal Concession

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.55476, 15.21222 (WGS84)

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
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Yojoa Formation;
    Rock description Yojoa Formation;
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation
    Rock description Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation;Vueltas Del Rio Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.55476, 15.21222
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Melinga Resources Ltd.
    First year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 75000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.3 g/mt Gold Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.67 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.95 g/mt Gold Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 64000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.45 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 16024000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.4 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 2629022000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.1 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AREA STUDIED BY UN. ORE (1) PROBABLY RESERVE. ORE (2) POSSIBLE RESERVE.

Comments on development

  • UNDA (1969-1974) DID GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, PITTING, TRENCHING, AND DIAMOND DRILLING. METAL MINING AGENCY (JAPAN) (1977-1980) FURTHER GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL AND DRILLING. ROSARIO RESOURCES (1985) UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE TRENCHES SAMPLING PROGRAM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MELINGA RESOURCES LIMITED, 1990, ANNUAL REPORT, 16 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SURFACE GOLD ZONE TO DEPTH OF 40 M IN WHICH GOLD IS IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED AND CONTROLLED BY FOLIATION IN WEATHERED HOST ROCK; SECONDARY SUPERGENE COPPER ZONE AT DEPTHS OF 30-60 M; AND PRIMARY AU-CU MINERALIZATION. GOSSAN WITH 3000 M ZN ANOMALY WITH BEST HOLE OF 17.04% ZN OVER 5.7 M IN EL ZAPOTAL CONCESSION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. (Bliss, James D. (Translator)) U.S. Geological Survey

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