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Bauxite - Colombia

Occurrence in Colombia with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068723
MRDS ID W001962
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - Colombia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.49973, 2.50147 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Colombia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.49973, 2.50147
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • POPAYAN IS FLUVIAL AND LACUSTRINE VOLCANIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, ESPECIALLY TUFF, LATERITE, ESSENTIALLY UNCRYSTALLINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Popayan

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATHCART MANUSCRIPT, APRIL, 1970, P. 35-56, SKETCH MAP

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LATERITE FORMED FROM WATER-LAID TUFF BY WEATHERING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey

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