Caramanta Mine

Past Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Gold

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10066111
MRDS ID	TC41922
Record type	Site
Current site name	Caramanta Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-74.88302, 6.51515 (WGS84)
Relative position	ON RIO NUS AND CONTIGOUS WITH PROVIDENCIA UPSTREAM AND GALLINAZO DOWNSTREAM.

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

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-74.88302, 6.51515	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

UNKNOWN DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on development

DEVELOPED ITS OWN HYDROELECTRIC POWER TO PRODUCE ARTIFICIAL HYDRAULIC HEAD FOR HYDRALICKING (1940'S).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41922

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

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	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.