Popayan-Cali

Prospect in Cauca, Colombia with commodities Aluminum, 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. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230273
MAS/MILS ID 3010170005
Record type Site
Current site name Popayan-Cali
Alternate or previous names Valle De Cauca

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.59974, 3.00145 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cauca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Cauca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cristobalite Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown
Halloysite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.59974, 3.00145

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.1M
    Length 100000M
    Width 20000M
    Area 99999HA
    Depth to top 2M
    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 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. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 99999
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Popayan-Cali

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kaiser Aluminun And Chemical Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1973

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 85260000mt ore
    Demonstrated 85260000mt ore
    Total resources 85260000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 59.1 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 0
    Silica SiO2 4.1 wt-pct Silica Trace 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 99999HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 55
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 2.43
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 4
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 90
    Capacity 4300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 4300
    Unit Production Cost 2.5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATHCART, J., 1973, PHOSPHATE AND BAUXITE INVESTIGATIONS, CO

  • Deposit

    USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR CO-29, 62 PGS.

  • Deposit

    DARIO V., J., 1973, THE ECONOMICS OF BAUXITE-ALUMINA-ALUMINU

  • Deposit

    COLOMBIA: COLO. SCH. OF MINES QUART., VOL. 68, NO. 4, P. 163

  • Deposit

    CATHCART, J., 1972, PHOSPHATE AND BAUXITE INVESTIGATIONS, CO

  • Deposit

    USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR CO-26, 62 PGS.

General comments

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.

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.