Pato

Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206561
MAS/MILS ID 3010050013
Record type Site
Current site name Pato

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.80249, 7.6095 (WGS84)
Elevation 48
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
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.80249, 7.6095

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 28M
    Area 800HA
    Depth to top 28M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 28
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 800
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1550
Year of first production 1913

Mining district

District name Rio Nechi

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pato Consolidated Gold Dredging Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office New York
    Year 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 500HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 28
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 28
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 70
    Capacity 54000
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 54000
    Unit Production Cost .15
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 17, 1975: HALL, R.B., AND OTHERS, 1970, MINERAL DEPO

  • Deposit

    ANTIOQUIA AND CALDAS [SPAN]: I.N.I.G.M., BOL. GEOL., VOL. 18

  • Deposit

    PP. 25-29.

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q, 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA: USGS B. 9

  • Deposit

    204 PGS., MAPS.

  • Deposit

    FEININGER, T., 1973, GEOL. AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF AN AREA I

  • Deposit

    DPTS. ANTIOQUIA AND CALDAS, SUBZONE 11B, COLOMBIA: USGS OPEN

  • Deposit

    RPT. IR CO-24, 223 PGS, MAPS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATO CONSOL. OWNED 5 DREDGES 1969, EACH 13.5 CF. CONCENTRATE IN PT FAMILY ELEMENTS. EMPLOYED 455 IN 1970.

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.