Monserrat Area

Past Producer in El Paraiso, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057052
MRDS ID TC01299
Record type Site
Current site name Monserrat Area
Alternate or previous names San Isidro, Miller Adit, Taladro Grande, Borgas, Margaritas, Guadalupe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.95, 13.93422 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Paraiso(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras El Paraiso

Comments on the location information

  • JUST N OF YUSCARAN, YUSCARAN 40 MI E OF TEGUCIGALPA, 10 MI FROM NICARAGUA BORDER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result AG/AU RATIO 55:1

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.95, 13.93422

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1820

Mining district

District name Yuscaran District

Comments on the workings information

  • MILL DEVELOPMENT: 1891 20 STAMP MILL (WATER POWERED).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON, 1939, REPORT ON THE YUSCARAN DISTRICT, HONDURAS, 26 P.

  • Deposit

    ANON, 1939, REPORT ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE ANDES DEVELOPMENT CO., YUSCARAN, HONDURAS, 6 P.

  • Deposit

    THACHER, W.A., 1891, MINING IN HONDURAS, T.A.I.M.E., V. 20, P. 397.

  • Deposit

    MCKINLAY, W.B., 1920, MINING DEPARTMENT SUMMARY.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANON, 1939.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MULTIPLE VEINS, ONCE SEPARATED DEPOSITS, NOW CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE AREA, 1939. VEINS: MONSERATE AND/OR GUADALUPE N80E, 75N; TALADRO GRANDE N80W, 80N; SAN JERONIMO N80E, 80N; MARGARITAS AND BORGAS N80W, 85N.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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