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La Viborita Mine

Past Producer in Antioquia, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062473
MRDS ID TC35946
Record type Site
Current site name La Viborita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.06637, 6.95124 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM NW FROM PUEBLO OF AMALFI, 3 KM ABOVE THE CONFLUENCE OF THE 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.06637, 6.95124
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSITS OCCUR IN HIGH TERRACES (1000 M ABOVE LEVEL OF RIO PORCE) OF LATE TERTIARY (?) AGE, THAT FORM BASINS DEVOID OF NATURAL DRAINAGE. DEPOSIT IS IN THE BASIN NAMED VIBORITA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1911

Mining district

District name Amalfi

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Co. ; Viborita Gold Mines Ltd. (British 1930-)
    First year 1911
    Last year 1930

Comments on the production information

  • 3000 TO 5000 OZ OF AU PER YEAR PRODUCED IN 1940'S. DEVELOPED MINE

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTRACTION BY HYDRAULIC METHOD. IN 1940'S WORKING DEPTH MORE THAN 50 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HALL, R., ET AL, 1970, RECURSOS MINERALES DE PARTE DE ANTIOQUIA Y CALDAS, BOL. GEOL. INGEOMINAS, V. 18, NO. 2, BOGOTA.

  • Deposit

    MAZO, V.J., 1976, ALUVIONES DEL RIO PORCE EN AMALFI, INF. 14/76, INGEOMINAS REGIONAL OFFICE, MEDELLIN.

  • Deposit

    MAZO, V.J., 1976, VISITA EN AMALFI A LA MINA DE ORO VIBORITA, INF. 5/76, INGEOMINAS REGIONAL OFFICE, MEDELLIN.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SINGEWALD (1950)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Learned, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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