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Venado Prospect

Occurrence in Honduras with commodities Mercury, Copper, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057062
MRDS ID TC01309
Record type Site
Current site name Venado Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.30003, 15.00501 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 15 MI NW OF SANTA BARBARA, NEAR VILLAGE OF SAN NICHOLAS ON SW SIDE OF RIO JICATUYO, 1/2 MILE NE OF COYOLITO PROSPECT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE: 0.07% HG, 1.66% CU, 0.7 OZ/TON AG. SAMPLE: 0.05% HG, 0.47% CU, 0.3 OZ/TON AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.30003, 15.00501
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.46M
    Length 91.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner P. Paz, J. Mendieta, E. De Costa Gomez

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT 6 X 12 X 6 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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