California Mine

Past Producer in Cauca, Colombia with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10066116
MRDS ID	TC41928
Record type	Site
Current site name	California Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-76.96642, 2.47091 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cauca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Colombia	Cauca

Comments on the location information

ON E SLOPE OF HIGHLAND CALLED ALTO DE MUNCHIQUE, ADJOINS MINA TAPADA DE MUNCHIQUE WHICH IS TO THE S.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Gold	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore
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

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-76.96642, 2.47091	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Colombian Government

First year 1940

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Colombian Government
First year	1940

Comments on the production information

UNKNOWN DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on development

2 ANTIOQUIAN STAMP MILLS AND A PERCOLATION CYANIDE PLANT.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41928

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

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.