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Quarry Near Sabaletas

Past Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065986
MRDS ID TC41776
Record type Site
Current site name Quarry Near Sabaletas
Alternate or previous names Compania De Cementos Argos, S.A.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.56635, 6.40126 (WGS84)

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

  • 145 KM FROM MEDELLIN ON PUERTO BERRIO RAILROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LIMESTONE FOR CEMENT AND AGRICULTURE; COAL COMES FORM MINE NEAR ANGELOPOLIS; GYPSUM FROM LOS SANTOS, CEMENT PRODUCED IN PLANT ON S. OUTSKIRTS OF MEDELLIN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.56635, 6.40126
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • FOR BOTH ANNUAL AND CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION: LST (1) CEMENT, LST (2) AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES; TOTALS FOR ARGOS, S.A. DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SINGEWALD (1950).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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