Corquin

Occurrence in Copan, Honduras with commodities Bentonite, Gold

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10086006
MRDS ID	W701889
Record type	Site
Current site name	Corquin
Alternate or previous names	Jimile, Yaruchel, El Gualme, Capa Rosa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-88.83754, 14.54864 (WGS84)

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
Bentonite	Primary
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Bentonite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-88.83754, 14.54864	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Both
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	D. M. Corquin

Comments on the production information

SOME MATERIAL USED AS ROAD BALLAST.

Comments on the workings information

A:QUARRIES & OUTCROPS

Comments on development

PROSPECT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W701889

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BERRE P., GABORIAU H.,1988, BENTONITE DU HONDURAS, BRGM

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1984	Unknown	Ministerio de Recursos Naturales de la Republica de Honduras
Updater	01-JAN-1998	Bliss, James D. (Translator)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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