Santa Rosa De Osos

Occurrence in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Aluminum
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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206330
MAS/MILS ID 3010050020
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosa De Osos

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.46661, 6.65125 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.46661, 6.65125

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.6M
    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 RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 ADV ARGILLIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    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 Santa Rosa Osos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Probably Unclaimed
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1949

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA: USGS B.

  • Deposit

    204 PGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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