La Cabrera

Past Producer in Tolima, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066581
MRDS ID TC42842
Record type Site
Current site name La Cabrera
Alternate or previous names Papalaya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.85497, 4.96106 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM ESE OF ARMERO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolima(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Tolima

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON A TRIBUTARY OF RIO MAGDALENA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.85497, 4.96106

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • JURADO (1982) REPORTS THAT THE DEPOSIT COULD BE WORKED IF THE SCARCE WATER SUPPLY WERE IMPORVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUITRAGO R., C., BUENAVENTURA A., J.A., AND VESGA O., C.J., 1974, OCURRENCIAS MINERALES EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL TOLIMA: MINISTERIO DE MINAS Y ENERGIA, REPUBLICA DEL COLOMBIA. SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    JURADO, V.M., 1982, CATOLOGO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS, PROSPECTOS Y MANIFESTACIONES MINERALES DE COLOMBIA: PUBLICACION GEOLOGICA ESPECIAL, NO. 9, INGEOMINAS, 462P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1995 Wells, Tina M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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