Porcecito Deposits

Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001409
MRDS ID TC39123
Record type District
Current site name Porcecito Deposits
Alternate or previous names Porcecito Property
Related records 10304133

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.2164, 6.55126 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position PORCECITO IS THE NEAREST LOCALITY; AT JUNCTION OF RIO GRANDE AND RIO PORCE.

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.2164, 6.55126

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1930

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MINAS DE ORO PORCECITO
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINAS DE ORO PORCECITO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, C., AND PERNETT, A., 1980, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE ANTIOQUIA, ESCALA 1:500,000, INGEOMINAS.

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 LEARNED, R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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