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La Charca

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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066614
MRDS ID TC42880
Record type Site
Current site name La Charca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.42999, 3.56363 (WGS84)
Elevation 470
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM SE 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 NEAR THE SALDANA RIVER, IN THE VILLAGE OF ARACA.

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) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.42999, 3.56363
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Length 800M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE AREA IS CHARACTERIZED BY OUTCROPS OF TERTIARY AND CRETACEOUS LIMESTONES, SANDSTONES, SHALES, CLAYSTONES AND CONGLOMERATES DISCORDANTLY OVERLAIN BY RECENT ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1870-1889

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner An English Co.
    First year 1870
    Last year 1889

Comments on the production information

  • THE ENGLISH COMPANY PRODUCED 10-15 POUNDS OF GOLD A WEEK.

Comments on the workings information

  • THE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS REMAIN IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT THE OPEN PIT IS PARTIALLY BURIED.

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

  • Production

    BUENAVENTURA (1975).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE HOST CONGLOMERATE CONSISTS OF CLASTS OF IGNEOUS INTRUSIVES, SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, AND QUARTZ IN A CLAYEY SAND MATRIX. GOLD FLAKES AND NUGGETS AND OTHER ABUNDANT HEAVY MINERALS ARE FOUND IN THE MATRIX. THE DEPOSIT IS IN A RICH ZONE OF THE GREAT ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT LAIS BY THE SALDANA RIVER.
Deposit BUENAVENTURA (1975) REPORTS THAT THE DEPOSIT WAS WORKED INTENSELY, BUT THAT THERE ARE STILL EXTENSIVE AREAS LEFT, PROBABLY 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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