Buritica

Occurrence in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Copper
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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158010
MAS/MILS ID 3010050003
Record type Site
Current site name Buritica

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.89972, 6.80124 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.89972, 6.80124

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 85M
    Length 2000M
    Width 2000M
    Area 150HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 150
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Buritica

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HALL, R. B., 1972, GEOL. AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF C. ANTIOQU

  • Deposit

    PART OF CALDAS, ZONE 11A, COLOMBIA: USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR C

  • Deposit

    174 PGS, MAP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIAMOND DRILLING RESULTS INDICATE APPROX 0.07 PCT CU AVERAGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-91 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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