Sabanalarga

Prospect in Boyaca, Colombia with commodity Iron
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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133041
MAS/MILS ID 3010110006
Record type Site
Current site name Sabanalarga

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.19965, 5.00135 (WGS84)
Elevation 525

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boyaca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Boyaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.19965, 5.00135

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 25W
    Thickness 3M
    Length 6000M
    Width 200M
    Area 100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40E:25W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1968

Mining district

District name Sabanalarga

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRINZ, W., 1971, STATUS OF INVEST. OF SEVERAL IRON DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    COLOMBIA: USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR CO-19, 42 PGS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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