Mine detail: La Canada Mine

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Location: Honduras, North America
Lat / long: 14.41448, -87.23806
dep_id: 10057080
mrds_id: TC01328
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Metapan Formation
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone
disc_yr: 1673
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 170-172
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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