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Las Mesetas

Occurrence in Tolima, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066593
MRDS ID TC42857
Record type Site
Current site name Las Mesetas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.44665, 4.07638 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 4.5 KM NW OF PLAYA RICA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolima(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Tolima

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF LAS MESETAS, ON THE EDGE OF THE AGUAS CLARAS STREAM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Ibague Batholith
    Rock description Ibague Batholith

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.44665, 4.07638
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 0.03M
    Length 3.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • A POSSIBLE EXPLORATION TUNNEL 10M IN LENGTH WAS REPORTED, BUT HAS SINCE BEEN BURIED IN A COLLAPSE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUITRAGO R., C., BUENAVENTURA A., J.A., AND VESGA O., C.J., 1974, OCURRENCIAS MINERALES EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL TOLIMA: MINISTERIO DE MINAS Y ENERGIA, REPUBLICA DEL COLOMBIA. SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    BUENAVENTURA, J.A., 1975, OCURRENCIAS MINERALES EN LA REGION NORTE DEL TOLIMA. INF. 1688, INGEOMINAS, BOGOTA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE THREE QUARTZ VEINS; THE DIMENSIONS GIVEN ABOVE ARE FOR THE LARGEST. THERE IS NO APPARENT MINERALIZATION IN THE QUARTZ AT MACROSCOPIC SCALE. VEINS ARE ONLY PRESENT IN THE OUTCROPS ABOVE THE STREAM.
Deposit EVEN THOUGH THE DEPOSIT APPARENTLY HAS LITTLE ECONOMIC VALUE, BUENAVENTURA (1975) SUGGESTS THAT A DETAILLED ANALYSIS BE MADE TO FIND OUT THE ECONOMIC POSSIBILITIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1995 Wells, Tina M. U.S. Geological Survey

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