Vittorino

Past Producer in Francisco Morazan, Honduras with commodity Gold
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057057
MRDS ID TC01304
Record type Site
Current site name Vittorino

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.50001, 13.83423 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Acc +/- 15 Min

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

  • 4 HOURS BY MULE RIDE FROM CURAREN. THE LAT-LONG GIVEN AB0VE IS FOR CURAREN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.50001, 13.83423

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BRECCIA: STRIKE N50W, DIP 67 NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Guasucaran (Possibly)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Agua Fria Co.

Comments on development

  • AGUA FRIA SAMPLES 240 SAMPLES IN 1939 THEN DROPPED EXPOLORATION. ; ECON.COM: TEN STAMP MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STRANAHAN, D.M., 1940, PANAMINAS INC. REPORT.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, C.W., REPORT.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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