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Yuscaran

Past Producer in El Paraiso, Honduras with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106497
MRDS ID W702048
Record type Site
Current site name Yuscaran
Alternate or previous names Veta Grande Mine, Includes Capiro, Guayabillas, Santa Elena, Mercedes, Veta Grande,, Novillo, Santa Fortuna, Santa Margarita, San Isidro-Santa Gertrudis,, San Juan, Liverpool, Desgare, Jesus, Lampara, Suyato, Tamagas,, Antiojo, Patastero, Iguanos, Gibraltar, Santa Rita, California,, Cinco Senores, Machetero, San Luis, Rosario, Rivas, Amatilo, Quay,, Virgin, and Guajinaguil Veins

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.86443, 13.88533 (WGS84)
Elevation 700
Relative position 30 MI E OF TEGUCIGALPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Paraiso(province)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Honduras El Paraiso

Comments on the location information

  • EASTERN FLANK OF CERRO MONTSERRAT

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA 63-1410 OZ/TON (1920). ASSAYS FROM TAMAGAS WORKINGS RANGE FROM 1.12-5.51 OZ/TON AU
Result 16.7 TO 216.67 OZ/TON AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Matagalpa Formation;Padre Miguel Group
    Rock description Matagalpa Formation;Padre Miguel Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.86443, 13.88533
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 55N
    Thickness 7M
    Length 700M
    Width 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1673
Production years COLONIAL TIMES, PRE 1821-1900

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American And Honduras Mines Corp. (No Exploitation)
    First year 1919
    Last year 1945
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New York And Honduras Rosario Mining Co.
    First year 1945

Comments on the production information

  • BASED ON HIGH-GRADE LOTS (154) IN JAN. AND FEB. 1898 TO THE AGUACATES-SANTA ELENA MILL. ORE (1) ESTIMATE OF ORE REMOVED FROM SANTA ELENA ZONE. PRODUCTION MAINLY FROM VETA GRANDE MINE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1930
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 564.713 g/mt Silver Major 1930
    Gold Au 7.058 g/mt Gold Major 1930
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 106000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 535 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Gold Au 2 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) IS AN ESTIMATE OF ORE LEFT ABOVE BOTTOMS OF WORKINGS. ORE (2) PROBABLE AND ORE (3) POSSIBLE RESERVES BASED ON TRENCHING AND CORE FROM 40 HOLES WITH DEPOSIT OPEN AT DEPTH AND TO WEST.

Comments on development

  • MINED PRINCIPALLY FOR AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P.180-181.

  • Deposit

    T.A.I.M.E., 1891, V. 20, P. 397.

  • Deposit

    SQUIER, E.G., 1870, HONDURAS, P. 118.

  • Deposit

    BAUMANN, FRANK, AND SAXON, HARRIS, 1990, YUSCARAN SILVER-GOLD DEPOSIT, HONDURAS: UNPUBLISHED REPORT JUNE, 1990, 4 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANACONDA FILES, SOUTHWESTERN ENGINEERING CORP. (1930); ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INCLUDES TWO ZONES: (1) THE IGUANOS OR SANTA ELENA ZONE OVER 300 ACRES WITH SANTA ELENA, ANTIOJO, PATASTERO, IGUANOS, GIBRALTAR, SANTA RITA AND CALIFORNIA VEINS; (2) GUAYABILLAS ZONE OVER 2125 ACRES WITH CINCO CENORES, GUAYABILLAS, MACHETERO, CAPIRO, SAN LUIS, ROSARIO, RIVAS, AMATILO, QUAY, VIRGIN, GUAJINAGUIL VEINS. ALL VEINS CONTAIN ORE SHOOTS; TAMAGAS SHOOT 300 FT LENGTH, 400 FT DEEP, 30 FT WIDE; SANTA ELENA 300 FT LENGTH, 250 FT DEEP, 5-10 FT WIDE; PASTESTERA SHOOT, 300 FT LENGTH, 150 FT DEEP, 4 FT WIDE.
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY SPANISH COLONIAL TIMES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. (Bliss, James D. (Translator)) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 07-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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