La Viborita

Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279666
MAS/MILS ID 3010050009
Record type Site
Current site name La Viborita

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.0397, 7.00124 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450

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
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown
Goethite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.0397, 7.00124

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 50M
    Length 2000M
    Width 800M
    Area 160HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 15
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 160
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1911
Year of first production 1911

Mining district

District name Amalfi

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mr. Guillermo Mora
    Interest 100
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 160HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method HYDRAULICKING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 15
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Capacity 3000
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 17, 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.29-31

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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