El Sapo

Past Producer in Tolima, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099586
MRDS ID TC41795
Record type Site
Current site name El Sapo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.16637, 4.21805 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolima(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Tolima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE: 3.04% CU, 27 OZ/TON AG, AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.16637, 4.21805

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip STEEP
    Thickness 3M
    Length 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1668

Comments on the production information

  • LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHALLOW OPEN CUTS, SEVERAL ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES
Deposit POCKETY SHOOTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 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.