El Averno Mine

Past Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064715
MRDS ID TC39171
Record type Site
Current site name El Averno Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.33303, 5.76797 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(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

  • SAN RAFAEL IS THE NEAREST LOCALITY. MINES INCLUDE THE TERNERAS, VACAS, CHAMIZO, TOTUMITO, AND PIEDRAS BLANCAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.33303, 5.76797

Economic information

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Learned, R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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