Tibirita

Occurrence in Cundinamarca, 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 10182186
MAS/MILS ID 3010230018
Record type Site
Current site name Tibirita

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.08967, 5.10133 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cundinamarca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Cundinamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Melanterite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.08967, 5.10133

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 250M
    Area 75HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 75
    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 Tibirita

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCLAUGHLIN, D., 1971, RECURSOS MINERALES DE PARTES DE LOS DP

  • Deposit

    CUDINAMARCA, BOYACA Y META: INST. NAC. INVEST. GEOL-MINERAS,

  • Deposit

    COL., VOL. 19, 102 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.