Pozo Negro

Occurrence in Colombia with commodity Copper
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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280053
MAS/MILS ID 3010370009
Record type Site
Current site name Pozo Negro

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.73134, 7.21122 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Colombia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.73134, 7.21122

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55E
    Dip 72W
    Thickness 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N55E:72W
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 27, 1975: WARD, D.E., AND OTHERS, 1970, MINERAL DEPO

  • Deposit

    PART OF SANTANDER AND NORTH SANTANDER [SPAN]: I.N.I.G.M., BO

  • Deposit

    GEOL., VOL. 18, NO. 3, P. 42.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1991 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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