Pegadorcito-Pantanos

Prospect in Choco, Colombia with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279791
MAS/MILS ID 3010190003
Record type Site
Current site name Pegadorcito-Pantanos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.33305, 8.50116 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Choco(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Choco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.33305, 8.50116

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Colombian Government
    Interest 50
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Amoco Colombia Oil Co.
    Interest 50
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ecominas
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 566000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, JUNE 10, 1975,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 147.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Ernst / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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