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Coyolito

Occurrence in La Paz, Honduras with commodities Copper, Silver, Mercury
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061667
MRDS ID TC34601
Record type Site
Current site name Coyolito
Alternate or previous names Coyolitos, La Paz Deposits, Coyolito Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -87.86715, 14.09876 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 15 MI NW OF SANTA BARBARA NEAR VILLAGE OF SAN NICHOLAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • ON S SIDE OF RIO JICATUYO, IN SW PART OF THE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result VEIN ASSAYED 8.85% CU, 8.5 OZ/TON AG, 0.10% HG

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

Approximate (1) -87.86715, 14.09876
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 70SE
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner P. Paz, J. Mendieta, E. Gomez
    First year 1943

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATERIAL IN SHEAR ZONE IS LOW GRADE.

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO PITS, ONE WITH VEIN; OTHER PIT 10 FT DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 173

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS 0.5-1.0 FT.

Reporter information

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

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