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Las Flores Deposits

Past Producer in Copan, 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057070
MRDS ID TC01318
Record type Site
Current site name Las Flores Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.19144, 14.77696 (WGS84)
Elevation 1410
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 4 MI W OF COPAN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Copan(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Copan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.19144, 14.77696
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POCKETS
    Strike N45W (1); N-S (3)
    Dip 35E (3)
    Thickness 0.2M
    Length 15.24M
    Width 9.14M
  • General form POCKETS
    Dip 35E (3)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. Bueso, R. Villanel, E. Segura, And A. J. Castavones

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^37% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Antimony Antimony 37wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CAME FROM VEIN AT 4300 FT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • WORKINGS AT 4950 FT FOUND 20-30 TONS OF ORE OF 20-30% SB (1943).

Comments on the workings information

  • (1) EXPLORES POCKETS OF ORE AT 4950 FT, (2) EXPLORES FLOAT AT 4690 FT, (3) EXPLORES VEIN AT 4300 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 45

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit (1) IS FRACTURE ZONE WITH POCKETS OF ORE, (3) IS VEIN IN RHYOLITE, (2) IS FLOAT.

Reporter information

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

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