Guajiniquil Property

Producer in Choluteca, Honduras with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056501
MRDS ID TC00528
Record type Site
Current site name Guajiniquil Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.98333, 13.23425 (WGS84)
Relative position 3-4 KM SE OF EL CORPUS

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

  • ENTRANCE ROADS AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM UNDERGROUND VARIED FROM 0.004-3.22 OZ/T AU AND FROM LESS THAN 0.01 TO 2.8 OZ/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.98333, 13.23425

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 77M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS FOLLOW ESSENTIALLY VERTICAL, NORTH TRENDING, EPITHERMAL VEINS THAT OCCUPY FAULT ZONE AT LEAST 10-12 M IN WIDTH. THE OXIDIZED PORTION OF THE VEIN SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO 10-13 M FROM SURFACE; WITH WINZES REPORTED TO EXTEND A MAXIMUM OF 77 M FROM SURFACE.

Comments on development

  • EXPL.COM: 120 KM2 EXPLORED, WITH DIVERSE MINERALIZATION ; TOTAL$: 1.2
  • NO EVIDENCE OF MODERN EXPLORATION OF PROPERTY. ; ECON.COM: MINE WAS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION (OCTOBER 1990). ACTIVITIES AT TIME OF INSPECTION INCLUDED DEWATERING MINE, CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE BUILDING AND MECHANIZED ARRASTARA. MORTAR AND PESTLE LIKE DEVICES CALLED "MOLINITOS" WERE VIEWED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AL PERRY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUBVOLCANIC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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