Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsCalaverite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueGoethite, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPyroclastic Rock · Matagalpa Formation;Matagalpa Formation
AlterationSilicification, Pyritization Argillic Alteration, Oxidation And Development Of A Hematitic Breccia.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years19TH CENTURY
Discovery year1550
Identification
Deposit ID10085998
MRDS IDW701881
Alternate namesPastor, Rondondo, Cuadrado, Paco, Torcido, Elisa Sin Nombre, La Pila,, Mines: Clavo Rico, Armando Williams, Benjamin Williams, La Gloria,, Rebecca, El Rey, Corona, Veins Candelaria, Oveja, El Ray, Rebecca, Zona La Reina., Clavo Rico Concession
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates13.28092, -87.02
References
GOSSE (1990)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 OF CENTRAL AMERICA: USGS BULLETIN 1034, P. 181-182.GOSSE, RICARDO, 1990, GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON HONDURAN GOLD PROSPECTS: IVANHOC CAPITAL CORPORATION UNPUBLISHED REPORT MAY 10, 1990, 20 P.CIMRIGOSSE (1990).