| Deposit ID | 10057032 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC01276 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tatanacho |
| Alternate or previous names | Minas De Oro |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.37001, 14.80085 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 75 KM NORTH OF TEGUCIGALPA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Comayagua(province)
Honduras(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Honduras | Comayagua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -87.37001, 14.80085 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Intrusives |
| Thickness | 116M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1673 |
| Discoverer | Colonial |
| District name | Minas De Oro |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fischer-Watt Gold Co. - Kennecott Exploration (Pre-; Tombstone Exploration ) |
| First year | 1995 |
| Last year | 1995 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 30000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC01276 |
MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS, 1990, SCALE 1:500,000, D.G.M.H.
ANON., 1995, TOMBSTONE CLOSES HONDURAN DEAL: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 81, NO. 15, P. 20.
CIMRI
THE MINING RECORD, JUL. 21, 1991, P. 7.; ANON., (1995).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: COLONIAL |
| Deposit | TATANACHO IS ONE RESOURCE AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-91 | Pierce, Herbert A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 16-JUN-95 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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