Morro Pelon

Prospect in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230314
MAS/MILS ID 3010050012
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Pelon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.2664, 7.03453 (WGS84)
Elevation 1440

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
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.2664, 7.03453

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 2700M
    Width 1000M
    Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N00S:
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    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 1939

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 178 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. 38-39

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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