Copete El Pital

Occurrence in Tolima, Colombia with commodities Limestone, General, Marble, Dimension
Sections on this page
  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 10066828
MRDS ID TC43140
Record type Site
Current site name Copete El Pital

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.51443, 3.48974 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 18 KM SW OF ATACO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolima(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Tolima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Marble, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore
Marble Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.51443, 3.48974

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JURADO (1982) REPORTS THAT THE DEPOSIT HAS GREAT POTENTIAL, AND THAT THERE ARE REGULAR ROADS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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