El Amatillo Prospect

Occurrence in Francisco Morazan, Honduras with commodities Copper, Manganese, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057075
MRDS ID	TC01323
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Amatillo Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-87.36473, 13.87422 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	2000(meters)
Relative position	6 MI SW OF OJOJONA, 2 MI SW OF FINCA VALLADARES, Acc +/-1 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

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Manganese Critical	Primary
Silver	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Copper	Ore

Analytical data

Result	SAMPLE EAST KNOLL CAPPING: 24.39% MN, 3.1 OZ/TON AG

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-87.36473, 13.87422	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Strike N70E (1)

Dip 50SE (1)

Length 182.88M

Width 45.72M

Strike	N70E (1)
Dip	50SE (1)
Length	182.88M
Width	45.72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Comments on the workings information

SEVERAL ADITS 400-500 FT APART.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01323

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 59
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	WEST ADITS CU STAINS AND CARBONATES ALONG FRACTURES (1), EAST IS KNOLL CAPPED BY MN OXIDES (2).

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-92	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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