Agalteca

Prospect in Honduras with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001856
MRDS ID W701857
Record type District
Current site name Agalteca
Alternate or previous names Group P, O, Q, C, B

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.2928, 14.44527 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSITS ON FINCA SANTA CLARA, IN FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN FLANK OF SIERRA DE COMAYAGYA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.2928, 14.44527

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner GEN. R. STREBER AND BETHLEHEM STEEL CO.
    First year 1910
    Last year 1922
  • Type Owner
    Owner OLIVER IRON MINING CO.
    Year 1946
  • Type Operator
    Owner GEN R. STREBER AND BETHLEHEM STEEL CO.
    First year 1910
    Last year 1922
  • Type Operator
    Owner OLIVER IRON MINING CO.
    Year 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OLIVER MN. CO, 1946, MEMORIA DE EXPLORACION, DGMH

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA, USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 64-71.

  • Deposit

    DENGO, BOHNEBERGER, LEVY1967, YACIMIENTO HIERRO DE AGALTECA, ICAITI

  • Deposit

    SVANHOLM, J., 1977, REPORT ON THE AGATECAIRO

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.