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El Apintal Deposit

Occurrence in Choluteca, Honduras with commodity Manganese
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057160
MRDS ID TC01648
Record type Site
Current site name El Apintal Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.32333, 13.62147 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2.5 MILES NE OF PESPIRE ON MARCIAL RAMOS RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Choluteca(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Choluteca

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR VILLA NUEVA; 6 MILES SW OF TEGUCIGALPA; ONE DEPOSIT 500 FT W OF VILLA NUEVA; SECOND 1000 FT NE OF VILLA NUEVA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wad Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.32333, 13.62147
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADE AND TONNAGE LOW.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT (1) IN A FAULT ZONE, N70W, DIPPING NE; DEPOSIT (2) MN OXIDES SPARSELY DISTRIBUTED IN CONGLOMERATE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 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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