Cuevo Oscuro Prospect

Occurrence in Cundinamarca, Colombia with commodity Lead

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10066025
MRDS ID	TC41820
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cuevo Oscuro Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-73.53299, 4.73468 (WGS84)
Relative position	2 KM SOUTH OF UBALA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cundinamarca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Colombia	Cundinamarca

Comments on the location information

IN VALLEY OF RIO GUAVIO.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Calcite	Gangue
Limonite	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-73.53299, 4.73468	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Length 75M

Width 30M

Length	75M
Width	30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41820

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	INTERLACING, BRANCHING, ANASTOMOSING VEINLETS WITH UP TO 20% GALENA IN 50 SQUARE METERS AREA; SIZE FOR AREA CONTAINING GALENA IN OUTCROP.

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.