| Deposit ID | 10182399 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3010110004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Paz De Rio |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.76634, 5.98458 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2900 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boyaca(province)
Colombia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Colombia | Boyaca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -72.76634, 5.98458 |
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| Thickness | 4.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 100HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| District name | Paz De Rio |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acerias Paz Del Rio, S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colombia |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 70100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 70100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3010110004 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.
PRINZ, W., 1971, STATUS OF INVESTIGATIONS OF SEVERAL IRON DE
IN C. COLOMBIA: USGS PROJECT RPT. IR CO-19 FOR AID, MAR., 71
SINGEWALD, Q., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA: USGS B.
204 PGS.
VAN HOUTEN, F., 1967, CENOZOIC OOLITIC IRON ORE, PAZ DE RIO,
COLOMBIA: ECON. GEOL., VOL. 62, PP. 992-999.
WOKITTEL, R., 1968, COLOMBIA IN LATIN AMERICAN MINING: SERV.
NAC., BOL. GEOL., VOL. 16, NO. 1-3, PP. 113-160, IN SPANISH.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-AUG-94 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.