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Carrillo

Past Producer 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066601
MRDS ID TC42866
Record type Site
Current site name Carrillo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.37332, 3.77973 (WGS84)
Elevation 450
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 14 KM FROM THE TOWN OF CHAPARRAL.

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 YAGUARA, NEAR THE ORTEGA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.37332, 3.77973
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TERTIARY CLAYSTONES AND CONGLOMERATES, STRIKING W-E AND DIPPING 18S OUTCROP IN THE AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1948

Comments on the workings information

  • AN OPEN PIT WAS WORKED FOR 45 YEARS, BUT WAS ABANDONED DUE TO VIOLENCE THAT OVERTOOK THE AREA. THE REMAINS OF THE OLD WORKINGS ARE COVERED BY VEGETATION OR ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS DEPOSITED BY THE TENA AND LINDAY STREAMS.

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 THE CONGLOMERATE CONSISTS OF IGNEOUS AND SEDIMENTARY ROCK CLASTS WITH A SANDY-CLAY MATRIX. GOLD NUGGETS AND FLAKES ARE FOUND IN THE MATRIX. OVERLYING THE CONGLOMERATE IS A CLAY HORIZON, 2 M THICK, UPON WHICH A 30-50 CM THICK SOIL HAS DEVELOPED.
Deposit BUENAVENTURA (1975) REPORTS THAT THE DEPOSIT HAS NOT BEEN ENTIRELY WORKED, AND SUGGESTS THAT WORKINGS COULD BE RENEWED AFTER A DETAILED STUDY OF THE ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

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

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