Nemocon

Occurrence in Cundinamarca, Colombia with commodities Iron, Silica, Ferrosilicon
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066021
MRDS ID TC41816
Record type Site
Current site name Nemocon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.883, 5.068 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cundinamarca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Cundinamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.883, 5.068

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 54 wt-pct Iron Major 1945
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 8.5 wt-pct Silica Major 1945

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MODERATELY HIGH P2O5 CONTENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTLE DEVELOPED ON SANDSTONE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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