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El Ocote

Occurrence in Ocotepeque, Honduras with commodities Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086016
MRDS ID W701909
Record type Site
Current site name El Ocote
Alternate or previous names El Ocote Property, La Labor Prospect, Los Diamantes, Coloal, Santa Maria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.03422, 14.47142 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 200 KM WNW OF TEGUCIGALPA, 2 KM AWAY FROM SANTA LUCIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ocotepeque(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Ocotepeque

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1) 1550 LEVEL-33 SAMPLES-674 G/MT AG
Result 2) 1525 LEVEL-43 SAMPLES-768 G/MT AG
Result 3) 1500 LEVEL-85 SAMPLES-298 G/MT AG
Result 4) 1495 LEVEL-31 SAMPLES-304 G/MT AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.03422, 14.47142
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Plunge direction SW
    Length 120M
    Width 80M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1800
Discoverer Higraded By Dutch

Mining district

District name Ocote

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Ocote, S. De R. L.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 6200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 302 g/mt Silver Major 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 11000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 300 g/mt Silver Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GOOD DATA, GOOD ANALYSIS, MAPS, DRILL SITES, ETC.
  • OXIDE CARRIED 18.6 OZ/TON AG; SULFIDE 6.8 OZ/TON AG.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 400HA
    Overall depth 1500M

Comments on the workings information

  • AREA IS CONCESSION SIZE.

Comments on development

  • 3/4" DRILLING (CORE)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    HAZEN RESEARCH (INTERNATIONAL) INC., 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-83 Unknown Ministerio de Recursos Naturales de la Republica de Honduras
Updater 01-JAN-92 Bliss, James D. (Translator) and Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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