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Potosi Concession

Occurrence in Santa Barbara, Honduras with commodities Gold, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096753
MRDS ID W702006
Record type Site
Current site name Potosi Concession
Alternate or previous names Mala Nova, Mines Guayaloupe, Coralles, El Tahoe, San Antonio Adit.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.50393, 15.32415 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM E OF SAN JUDAS, 12 KM E OF EL CORPUS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Barbara(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras Santa Barbara

Comments on the location information

  • ON N SLOPE OF CERRO COPAL 1-2 KM W OF CERRO POTOSI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Kaolinization, Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.50393, 15.32415
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name GENERAL
    Strike E-W}E-W}}E-W
    Dip 25-55 N}}}
    Thickness 1M
    Length 300M
  • Name EL TAHOE ADIT
    Dip 25-55 N}}}
    Thickness 0.5M
  • Name CORALLES
    Dip 25-55 N}}}
  • Name SAN ANTONIO ADIT
    Dip 25-55 N}}}

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Potosi

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Nugent

Comments on the workings information

  • A:THREE TUNNELS, TWO HOLES, TWO TRENCHES.

Comments on development

  • OCCURRENCE DESERVING MORE EXPLORATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    2097,DENUNCIO (MINER'S CLAIM) DE SISTIDO (PLACE),(MALANOVA2) (LOCATED MINER'S CLAIM)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY 1: THIN VEINLETS, IN CLAY ALTERED ANDESITE. ORE BODY 2: 200 M W OF EL TAHOE; PB-CU VEIN IN SILICIFIED ANDESITE. ORE BODY 3: MASSIVE GALENA-PYRITE IN SILICIFIED AND KAOLINIZED VOLCANIC ROCK (0.006 OZ/T AG, 0.12 OZ/T AG).

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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