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Morro Gacho Mines

Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodities Gold, 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064636
MRDS ID TC39079
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Gacho Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.04972, 6.70125 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antioquia(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Antioquia

Comments on the location information

  • ENCALICHADA IS THE NEAREST LOCALITY.
  • LA ANTIGUA IS THE NEAREST LOCALITY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Iron Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.04972, 6.70125
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike E-W
    Dip SOUTH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS MINES, BOTH ACTIVE AND ABANDONED (1980).

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ABANDONED AS OF 1980. NO AVAILABLE DATA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, C., AND PERNETT, A., 1980, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE ANTIOQUIA, ESCALA 1:500,000, INGEOMINAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS LOCALIZED NEAR THE PERIPHERY OF THE DIORITE STOCK OF MORRO GACHO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Learned, R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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