Marmajito Mine

Past Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066113
MRDS ID TC41925
Record type Site
Current site name Marmajito Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.65108, 7.08984 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM SE OF SILENCIO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antioquia(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Antioquia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.65108, 7.08984

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 32E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Frontino Gold Mines (1940'S)

Comments on the production information

  • 70-100 TONS PER DAY CRUSHED (1941). UNKNOWN DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, AT LEAST 13 LEVELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE SHOOT 170 M LONG BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH LEVELS.

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.