| Deposit ID | 10086085 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701994 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minas De Oro |
| Alternate or previous names | Resource Areas Previous Mines: Minas Vieja, Montecielo, Tatanacho, San Antonio |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.37001, 14.80918 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 75 KM N OF TEGUCIGALPA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Comayagua(province)
Honduras(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Honduras | Comayagua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| (1) | -87.37001, 14.80918 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Miogeosyncline |
| Name | GENERAL |
|---|---|
| Dip | } |
| Length | 335.28M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Name | SAN ANTONIO |
|---|---|
| Dip | } |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Minas De Oro |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Exploration Co. - Fischer-Watt Gold (Pre-; Tombstone Exploration ) |
| First year | 1995 |
| Last year | 1995 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701994 |
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.
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 61-184.
ANON., 1995, TOMBSTONE CLOSES HONDURAS DEAL: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 81, NO. 15, P. 22.
INFORME DE TRABAJOS REALIZADOS, ROSARIO RESOURCES CORP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HAS SMALL AU PLACERS NEARBY. OREBODY 2: 1 MILE NW OF MINAS VIEJA, DRILL HOLES SHOWED 390 FT OF 0.03 OZ/TON AT SURFACE. |
| Deposit | RECORD W701908 HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Bliss, James D. (Translator) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 16-JUN-1995 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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