Tabano Mine

Past Producer in Narino, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066120
MRDS ID TC41932
Record type Site
Current site name Tabano Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.66643, 1.41819 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Narino(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Narino

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.66643, 1.41819

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip HORIZONTAL
    Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1933

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Leland Family
    First year 1941

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on development

  • MILL AND CYANIDE PLANT OF 50 T/D ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY MEDILLIN INTERESTS IN 1933.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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.