El Tabor

Occurrence in Huila, Colombia with commodity Manganese
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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230227
MAS/MILS ID 3010290002
Record type Site
Current site name El Tabor

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.63301, 2.20148 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huila(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Huila

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.63301, 2.20148

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 30S
    Area 20HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip :30S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    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 Garzon

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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MN CONTENT LESS THAN 10 PCT, 3 BEDS OF MN OCCUR WITHIN 25 M

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.