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El Bagre

Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279696
MAS/MILS ID 3010050025
Record type Site
Current site name El Bagre
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.85469, 7.6087 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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 Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amphibole Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.85469, 7.6087
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 25M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 861124

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE EL BAGRE DEPOSITS CONSIST OF GOLD BEARING GRAVELS AND SAND IN THE NECHI RIVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name Antioquia District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mineros De Antioquia
    Interest 100
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Description Fine Gold (Kg) Produced 11428 Kg Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11428000g
  • Year 1969
    Description Fine Gold (Kg) Produced 11428 Kg Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11428000g
  • Year 1973
    Description Fine Gold (Kg) Produced 12857 Kg Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12857000g
  • Year 1976
    Description Fine Gold (Kg) Produced 14562 Kg Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14562000g
  • Year 1979
    Description Fine Gold (Kg) Produced 12072 Kg Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12072000g
  • Year 1980
    Description Fine Gold (Kg) Produced 13768 Kg Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13768000g

Comments on the production information

  • THERE IS LIMITED INFORMATION PERTAINING TO EXPLORATION OF THE DEPOSIT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE QUOTED AS 278 MILLION CUBIC METERS ORE AT .127 GM PER CUBIC METER. LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER IN COLOMBIA. PRODUCED 1.5 TONNES GOLD IN 1986.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 90909
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .2
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORTS, MINEROS DE ANTIOQUIA, S.A., 1979-81.

  • Deposit

    ANON. DISTRITO MINERO DEL BAJO CAUCA Y NECHI.

  • Deposit

    ANON. PLANTEAMIENTOS SOBRE LA MINERIA DEL ORO EN

  • Deposit

    COLUMBIA. 1982.

  • Deposit

    CARMONA, R.A. (EDITOR). RECURSOS MINERALES DE COLUMBIA

  • Deposit

    (ORO Y PLATA). 1978.

  • Deposit

    HALL, R.B., ET. AL. RECURSOS MINERALES - ANTIOQUIA Y

  • Deposit

    CALOAS, MINAS DE EL BAGRE Y PLATO.

  • Deposit

    ROSAS, H. AND MONRY, G. RECURSOS MINERALES DE COLUMBIA

  • Deposit

    (ORO Y PLATA). MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY, NATIONAL INST.

  • Deposit

    OF MINING GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-NOV-86 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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