Nemocon

Occurrence in Cundinamarca, Colombia with commodities Iron, Silica
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 10229969
MAS/MILS ID 3010230011
Record type Site
Current site name Nemocon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.88297, 5.06803 (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
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.88297, 5.06803

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.4M
    Area 100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS FE LATERITE ABOVE FERRUGINOUS SS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nemocon

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

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-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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