Farallones Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099541
MRDS ID TC40627
Record type Site
Current site name Farallones Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.39971, 5.05133 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position MANIZALES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caldas(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Caldas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.39971, 5.05133

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Francisco Botero (1940'S)

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INGEOMINAS, 1972, MAPA MINERO DE LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE CALDAS, RISARALDA, Y QUINDIO, ESCALA 1:250,000.

  • 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-AUG-1994 Learned, R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 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.