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La Union Mine

Producer in Olancho, Honduras with commodity Antimony
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057046
MRDS ID TC01292
Record type Site
Current site name La Union Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.69999, 15.05084 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 3 MI NW OF THE TOWN OF LA UNION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Olancho(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Olancho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Metapan Formation
    Rock description Metapan Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.69999, 15.05084
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Original: Francisco H. Antinez And Francisco Garcia, Since 1944: Eleazar F. Vargas

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Period 1941
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^40% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Antimony Antimony 40wt-pct
  • Year 1944
    Period 1943-1944
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^62% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Antimony Antimony 62wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, C.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 46

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN FAULT ZONE, DISCONTINUOUS

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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