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Supia Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066114
MRDS ID TC41926
Record type Site
Current site name Supia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.63304, 5.43464 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caldas(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Caldas

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIO SUPIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.63304, 5.43464
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 8000M
    Width 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1945

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Supia Gold Dredging Co.
    First year 1940

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1944 MONTHLY PRODUCTION ABOUT 90,000 CU YDS. UNKNOWN DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES FOR 5 YEARS (1944)

Comments on development

  • DREDGE OPERATION, PROBLEMS WITH UP TO 3 M DIAMETER BOULDERS.

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).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORIGINAL DEVELOPED 12,000,000 CU YDS WITH 40 CENT GOLD PER CU YD.

Reporter information

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

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

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