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Anape

Past Producer in Tolima, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066613
MRDS ID TC42879
Record type Site
Current site name Anape

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.40138, 3.58808 (WGS84)
Elevation 460
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 2 KM SSW OF THE TOWN OF ATACO.

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 NEAR ANAPE STREAM, IN THE VILLAGE OF ANAPE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.40138, 3.58808
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE AREA IS CHARACTERIZED BY OUTCROPS OF TERTIARY SHALES, SANDSTONES, LIMESTONES, SILTSTONES, VARIEGATED CLAYSTONES, CONGLOMERITIC SANDSTONES, AND CONGLOMERATES OVERLAIN BY RECENT ALLUVIAL MATERIAL DEPOSITED BY THE SALDANA RIVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1942

Comments on the production information

  • WHEN WORKED IN 1942 BY A GROUIP OF MINERS, 25-30 CASTELLANOS (SPANISH COINS) OF GOLD WERE PRODUCED DAILY.

Comments on the workings information

  • THE ORIGINAL WORKINGS ARE PARTIALLY BURIED.

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

    BUENAVENTURA, J.A., 1975, OCURRENCIAS MINERALES EN LA REGION NORTE DEL TOLIMA. INF 1688, INGEOMINAS, BOGOTA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BUENAVENTURA (1975).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS IN A CONGLOMERATE WHICH CONSISTS OF CLASTS OF IGNEOUS, METAMORPHIC, AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN A MATRIX OF CLAYEY SAND. GOLD FLAKES AND NUGGETS AND OTHER ABUNDANT HEAVY MINERALS ARE FOUND IN THE MATRIX.
Deposit BUENAVENTURA (1975) REPORTS THAT THE DEPOSIT WAS WORKED EXHAUSTIVELY, AND THAT ONLY SMALL AREAS WITH LOW GOLD CONTENT REMAIN.

Reporter information

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

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