Mine detail: El Rusio

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Location: Olancho, Honduras, North America
Lat / long: 14.51475, -86.41248
dep_id: 10057168
mrds_id: TC01656
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
orebody_fm: POCKETS
model: 193: Quartz pebble conglomerate Au-U (BC name is Paleoplacer U-Au-PGE-Sn-Ti
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Gravel
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS, J.R., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 182-184.
  • Deposit:: HALEY, C.S., 1941, HONDURAS, PIONEER FRONTIER: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 142, NO. 6, P. 35-39.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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