El Limon Mine

Occurrence in Antioquia, Colombia with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver
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. Mining district
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062468
MRDS ID TC35939
Record type Site
Current site name El Limon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.84969, 7.46788 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 6 KM SOUTH OF ZARAGOZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antioquia(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Antioquia

Comments on the location information

  • OTHER MINES OF THE DISTRICT INCLUDE: LA ESPERANZA AND MARIA ALICIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.84969, 7.46788

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N05E
    Dip 40W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Zaragoza

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 22000mt ore
    Inferred 72000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 40 g/mt Gold Major 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INGEOMINAS, 1987, RECURSOS MINERALES DE COLOMBIA, 2ND ED., PUBL. GEOL. ESP. NO. 1, 564 P., BOGOTA.

  • Deposit

    INGEOMINAS, MEDELLIN REGIONAL OFFICE, VARIOUS REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, C.J., AND PERNETT, A., 1983, RECURSOS MINERALES DE ANTIOQUIA, BOL. GEOL. INGEOMINAS, V. 26, NO. 3, 116 P., BOGOTA.

  • Deposit

    JURADO, V.M., 1983, CATALOGO DE YACIMIENTOS, PROSPECTOS Y MANIFESTACIONES MINERALES DE COLOMBIA, PUBL. GEOL. ESP. NO. 13, 462 P., BOGOTA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Learned, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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