Laterita De Medellin

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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279454
MAS/MILS ID 3010050011
Record type Site
Current site name Laterita De Medellin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.58301, 6.25127 (WGS84)

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

(1) -75.58301, 6.25127

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Area 450HA
    Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Total Surface Area (HA) 450
    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 1938

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Siderurgica S. A.
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 16, 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. 37-39.

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.