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Cerro El Obispo

Occurrence in Olancho, Honduras with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086008
MRDS ID W701893
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro El Obispo
Alternate or previous names Veta Blanca, El Tres, El Crucero, Moises, Lavaderos De Oro, La Minas Musez

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.4847, 14.55058 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM SW OF JUTICALPA, ON RIO GUAYAPE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Olancho(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Olancho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.35 M OF ALTERED ROCK
Result 0.22 OZ/T AU, 0.17 OZ/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Cacaguapa Group
    Rock description Cacaguapa Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.4847, 14.55058
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE-SW
    Dip 50-85 SE
    Thickness 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro El Obispo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jose Cruz

Comments on the workings information

  • A:TUNNELS, HOLES, CHIMNEYS, AND TRENCHES.

Comments on development

  • OCCURRENCE DESERVING MORE EXPLORATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOSSE, RICARDO, 1990, GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON HONDURAN GOLD PROSPECTS: UNPUBLISHED REPORT OF IVANBOE CAPITAL CORPORATION, MAY 10, 1990, 200 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRESENTLY (1990) IS 6-MAN PLACER MINING CAMP ON RIO GUAYAPE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. (Bliss, James D. (Translator)) U.S. Geological Survey

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