El Porvenir Prospect

Occurrence in Tolima, Colombia with commodity Antimony

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10065976
MRDS ID	TC41764
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Porvenir Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-75.16637, 5.08466 (WGS84)
Relative position	5 KM SW OF HERVO.

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
Antimony Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Stibnite	Ore
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-75.16637, 5.08466	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Comments on the reserve resource information

COVERED BY SLIDE DEBRIS IN 1941.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41764

Bibliographic references

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
Reserve-Resource

SINGEWALD (1950).

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	IRREGULARLY SHAPED NODULES UP TO ONE-THIRD OF M IN DIAMETER ON SURFACE CLAY.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-1994	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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