La Bramadora

Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118385
MAS/MILS ID 3010050007
Record type Site
Current site name La Bramadora

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.1664, 6.95124 (WGS84)
Elevation 800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antioquia(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Antioquia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.1664, 6.95124

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.5M
    Field Value
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Anori

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Div. De Minas Del Ministerio De Minas Y Petroleos (Government)
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Small Groups Of Miners
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Number of Adits 12
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 15, 1975: HALL, R.B., AND OTHERS, 1970, MINERAL DEPO

  • Deposit

    ANTIOQUIA AND CALDAS [SPAN]: I.N.I.M.G., BOL. GEOL., VOL: 18

  • Deposit

    P. 19.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCTOBER 15, 1975: SIXTY FIVE MEN WORK (50 AT THE MINE AND 15 AT THE MILL). THE ORE IS HANDSORTED INSIDE THE MINE AND BROUGHT BACKS OF MINERS. THE MINERS ARE PAID ACCORDING TO THE AV AND CONTENT OF THEIR MINERAL AT THE MILL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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