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Santa Lucia and Valle De Angeles

Past Producer in Francisco Morazan, Honduras with commodity Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086112
MRDS ID W702032
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Lucia and Valle De Angeles
Alternate or previous names Las Animas Vein, Socorro Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.11583, 14.11894 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Francisco Morazan(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Francisco Morazan

Comments on the location information

  • FEW MI S OF ROSARIO MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.11583, 14.11894
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE (1), N60E (2)
    Dip 24SE (1), 16SE (2)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1882

Mining district

District name Santa Lucia

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Los Angeles Mining And Smelting Co.
    First year 1888
    Last year 1897
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Don Santo Soto
    First year 1897
    Last year 1927

Comments on the production information

  • (1) LAS ANIMAS MINE, (2) SOCORRO VEIN

Comments on the workings information

  • P Y M.:TUNNELS, DRILL HOLES, AND TRENCHES.

Comments on development

  • OCCURRENCE JUDGED TO BE OF NO ECONOMIC INTEREST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WDURON W., 1984, N. 69 PERMISO DE EXPLORACION, DGMH

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 180.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit (1) LAS ANIMAS VEIN, (2) SOCORRO VEIN. THICKNESS OF (1) IS 3.5 FT.
Deposit First Production Year: 1882-SOCORRO VEIN; 1897-LAS ANIMAS VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1984 Bliss, James D. (Translator) Ministerio de Recursos Naturales de la Republica de Honduras
Updater 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. 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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