San Andres Mine

Past 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. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064656
MRDS ID TC39102
Record type Site
Current site name San Andres Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.84969, 6.68458 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

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

  • AMALFI IS THE NEAREST LOCALITY.

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.84969, 6.68458

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name PLACER
    Thickness 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SINGEWALD (1950).

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.