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Cerro El Cobre

Occurrence in Francisco Morazan, Honduras with commodities Copper, Lead, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057038
MRDS ID TC01282
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro El Cobre
Alternate or previous names La Mina Vieja

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.05, 14.66753 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 2 KM N OF BARROSA, 7 KM NW OF SAN IGNACIO, ON E SLOPE OF NS-RIDGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Francisco Morazan(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Francisco Morazan

Comments on the location information

  • LAT AND LONG ARE CENTERED ON THE 250 SQ KM CONCESSION AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result PB, ZN, CU ANOMALY ALONG QUEBRADA ARENAL, EL AGUACATE, EL QUIRIBA, LA PIEDRA AND GRANADA. CU ANAMOLY ALONG QUEBRADA COYOLITO. 14-17% CU IN CHALCOPYRITE FROM FAULT CONTACT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.05, 14.66753
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Ignacio Area?

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minerals Of The Sun
    Home office Houston, Tx

Comments on development

  • GEOCHEM WORK ON 1500' INTERVALS ASSAYED FOR PB, ZN, CU, AG, U, AND MO, 12 ANOMALIES LOCATED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MUIRHEAD, 1977, SUMMARY OF MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE SAN IGNACIO AREA, CENTRAL HONDURAS, REPORT BY MINERALS OF THE SUN, HOUSTON, TX, 1 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Pierce, Herbert A. 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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