Description
Local Campasino - 1938 - Formal Exploration Early 1940'S
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Cadmium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE OR CHIMNEY-LIKE (TEN SO FAR)
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Atima Formation;Cantarranas Formation (Mochito Shale)
Associated rockDiabase · Yojoa Volcanics
StructureReg.Struct: Left Lateral Wrench Faulting Of Southern Guatemala And Northern Honduras, Nne Roughly = To The Honduras Depression
Tectonic settingPipe Trend Normal To Honduras Depression - Roughly Parallel To The Atima Anticline
AlterationSome Oxidation Near The Surface
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1948-1985 & 1987 TO PRESENT
First production1948
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10073072
MRDS IDW018882
Alternate namesSan Juan Area and Main Area, Plomo, Provenir, 8700 Pipe, San Jorge, Nueva East, West Nispero, Yojoa, Nina Blanca, Yojoa Manto
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates14.85668, -88.07585
References
ROBERTS, R. J., IRVING, E. M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA; U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 1034 P. 182ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1988, V. 189, NO. 10, P. 69.SHULZ, J., HAMANN, R.J., TEMPLE, D.C., 1985, GEOLOGY OF AND EXPLORATION FOR THE EL MOCHITO OREBODY, EL MOCHITO, HONDURAS: 114TH ANNUAL AIME MEETING, NY, NY, FEB. 26, 1985, SEG SYMPOSIUM: MASSIVE SULFIDE CARBONATE REPLACEMENT REPORTS IN CORDILLERAN ENVIRONMENTS.MINING JOURNAL, 1990, EL MOCHITO REVIEW: MINING JOURNAL, V. 315, NO. 8090, P. 235.ANON., 1995, BREAKWATER BOOSTS EL MOCHITO RESERVES: THE NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 27, 1995, V. 81, NO. 4, P. C-10.1943 DIREXPL ROSARIO MINING CO. - DEVELOPMENT STARTEMINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1976 P. 355; ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1988, P. 69; SCHULTZ, HAMANN, TEMPLE, 1985.MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1976, P. 355 - 356; SCHULTZ, HAMANN, TEMPLE, 1985.