Guayabillas

Producer in 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057047
MRDS ID TC01293
Record type Site
Current site name Guayabillas
Alternate or previous names Descubridona, Cinco Senores, Machucero, Amitville, Capiro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.86666, 13.90089 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Comments on the location information

  • SW OF YUSCARAN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.86666, 13.90089

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yascaran

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mine Owner Messrs. Hoolding Pilcher And Imboden
    First year 1891

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • FREE-MILLING WITH MANGANESE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    T.A.I.M.E., 1891, V. 20, P. 398.

  • Deposit

    ANON, 1939, REPORT ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE ANDES DEVELOPMENT CO., YUSCARAN, HONDURAS, 23 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOT WATER (IN GENERAL). 1) DESCUBRIDORA: 300 FT TUNNEL; VEIN SETS - N40W, 80SW, 18 IN WIDE AND N30W, 80SW, 3-12 IN WIDE 2) CINCO SENORES: VEIN N80W, 80N; 4-5 FT QUARTZ OXIDES; HIGH GRADE 20-30 OZ 3) MACHUCERO VEIN: N65W STRIKE OF VEIN 4) ARMITVILLE: N80W, 70SW; ANALYTICAL DATA 0.33 OZ AU, 4.42 OZ AG (1939) 5) CAPIRO VEIN: CAVED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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