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Aznazu

Producer in Cauca, Colombia with commodity Gold
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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. 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 10303743
MAS/MILS ID 3010170001
Record type Site
Current site name Aznazu

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.66644, 3.00145 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cauca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Cauca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.66644, 3.00145
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 30000M
    Area 600HA
    Depth to top 7.6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 7.6
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 7.6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 7.6
    Total Surface Area (HA) 600
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Buenos Aires

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Aznazu Gold Dredging, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1944

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 600HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Swell Factor 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 7.6
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 7.6
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 80
    Capacity 15900
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 15000
    Unit Production Cost .08
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA: USGS B.

  • Deposit

    204 PGS., MAPS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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