Guadalupe

Occurrence in Honduras with commodities Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086050
MRDS ID W701949
Record type Site
Current site name Guadalupe
Alternate or previous names Armecina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.87999, 13.32092 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 MI FROM PACIFIC COAST AND ABOUT 85 MI SW OF TEGUCIGALPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.87999, 13.32092

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name District Of Aramicina

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner The Guadalupe, Honduras, Gold And Silver Mining Co., Ltd.
    First year 1891

Comments on the workings information

  • 15 STAUP AMALGAMATION AND CONCENTRATION MILL BEING CONSTRUCTED 1891.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 650,000 (1891)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    MCKINLAY, W.B., 1920: MINING DEPARTMENT SUMMARY.

  • Deposit

    THACHER, W.A., 1891: MINING IN HONDURAS, TAIME, V. 20, P. 399.

  • Deposit

    ANON, 1904: HONDURAS, INT. BUREAU OF AM. REP., P. 93-97.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4-6 FT WIDE VEINS
Deposit UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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