| Deposit ID | 10230273 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3010170005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Popayan-Cali |
| Alternate or previous names | Valle De Cauca |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.59974, 3.00145 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cauca(province)
Colombia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Colombia | Cauca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cristobalite | Unknown |
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Halloysite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.59974, 3.00145 |
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| Thickness | 2.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 100000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 20000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 99999HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1966 |
| District name | Popayan-Cali |
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| Type of mineral rights | Other |
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| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kaiser Aluminun And Chemical Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 85260000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 85260000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 85260000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 99999HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3010170005 |
CATHCART, J., 1973, PHOSPHATE AND BAUXITE INVESTIGATIONS, CO
USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR CO-29, 62 PGS.
DARIO V., J., 1973, THE ECONOMICS OF BAUXITE-ALUMINA-ALUMINU
COLOMBIA: COLO. SCH. OF MINES QUART., VOL. 68, NO. 4, P. 163
CATHCART, J., 1972, PHOSPHATE AND BAUXITE INVESTIGATIONS, CO
USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR CO-26, 62 PGS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LATERITIC GIBBSITE COVERS SLOPES UNDER 20 DEG. IN MOST OF CA VALLEY FROM POPAYAN TO CALI. AL GRADES ARE APPROXIMATES. P SYSTEM IS FROM DARIO V., OMITTING CONSTRUCTION OF REFINERY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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