| Deposit ID | 10086007 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701890 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Plomo |
| Alternate or previous names | Amatillo, Belen, Taladro, El Chimbo |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.36084, 13.84118 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NW OF SABANA GRANDE NEAR VERDUGA RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Francisco Morazan(province)
Honduras(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Honduras | Francisco Morazan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| (1) | -87.36084, 13.84118 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1673 |
| District name | El Plomo |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701890 |
PIMN,1987, INFORME DE TRABAJOS REALIZADOS, DGMH
ELVIR R.,1983, MINAS Y PROSPECTOS DE HONDURAS, CONADI
?, 1982, P.M. OJOJONA, DGMH
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: SPANISH COLONIAL |
| Deposit | 3 FT PARTLY OXIDIZED SILVER VEIN, NEARBY 8 FT MALACHITE VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1983 | Unknown | Ministerio de Recursos Naturales de la Republica de Honduras | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1992 | Bliss, James D. (Translator) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.