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Mal Nombre

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 10066606
MRDS ID TC42871
Record type Site
Current site name Mal Nombre

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.34138, 3.73334 (WGS84)
Elevation 550
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 16 KM E OF 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 ALONG THE SHORE OF THE BECARCO STREAM, IN THE VILLAGE OF BECARCO.

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) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.34138, 3.73334
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE AREA IS CHARACTERIZED BY TERTIARY SANDSTONE, CONGLOMERATE, AND RED CLAYSTONE DISCORDANTLY OVERLYING CRETACEOUS SHALE, LIMESTONE, AND TOUCHSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years LATE 1800'S-EARLY 1900'S (WWI)

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Operated By An English Co. From The End Of The 19th Century Until World War I.

Comments on the workings information

  • ALL OF THE FORMER WORKINGS HAVE BEEN BURIED AND GROWN OVER WITH VEGETATION.

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 DEPOSIT IS MADE UP OF GRANODIORITE AND QUARTZ CLASTS WITHIN A RED CLAYEY SAND MATRIX WHICH CONTAINS SMALL GOLD FLAKES. THE CONGLOMERATE IS AMPLY DISTRIBUTED, FORMING A SERIES OF SMALL RIDGES IN SOME AREAS WHICH REACH A THICKNESS OF UP TO 4 M.
Deposit BUENAVENTURA (1975) REPORTS THAT ALTHOUGH THE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN WORKED INTENSELY, THERE ARE STILL AREAS WITH GOOD GOLD CONTENT.

Reporter information

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

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