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Guaipa

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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066602
MRDS ID TC42867
Record type Site
Current site name Guaipa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.23192, 3.78807 (WGS84)
Elevation 380
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 17 KM S OF THE TOWN OF ORTEGA.

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 NEAR THE SALDANA 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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.23192, 3.78807
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TERTIARY COARSE-GRAINED SANDSTONES, CONGLOMERATES, AND CLAYSTONES DISCORDANTLY OVERLAIN BY RECENT ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS OUTCROP IN THE AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Worked At The Beginning Of The 20th Century By A British Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • ORIGINALLY WOKED BY OPEN PIT AND SMALLER PITS. SOME OF THE SMALLER PITS WERE PARTIALLY DAMMED AND FLOODED.

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 IS MADE UP OF PREDOMINANTLY QUARTZ DIORITE CLASTS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF SEDIMENTARY AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS. THE MATRIX IS A SANDY-CLAY IN WHICH GOLD NUGGETS AND FLAKES ARE DISSEMINATED. THE CONGLOMERATE IS EXTENSIVE IN LENGTH AND IS AT LEAST 4 M IN THICKNESS.
Deposit BUENAVENTURA (1975) REPORTS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN WORKED INTENSELY, THERE IS STILL GOOD ENOUGH GOLD CONTENT TO JUSTIFY FURTHER EXPLORATION.

Reporter information

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

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