Quilocas

Past Producer in Tolima, Colombia with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066814
MRDS ID TC43123
Record type Site
Current site name Quilocas
Alternate or previous names Bocas De Quilocas ?

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.26192, 3.72223 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 12 KM SW OF COYAIMA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolima(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Tolima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.26192, 3.72223

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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

    JURADO, V.M., 1982, CATOLOGO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS, PROSPECTOS Y MANIFESTACIONES MINERALES DE COLOMBIA: PUBLICACION GEOLOGICA ESPECIAL, NO. 9, INGEOMINAS, 462P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JURADO (1982) REPORTS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE MINE HAS BEEN ABANDONED, THE DEPOSIT COULD BE OF INTEREST. THERE IS A ROAD TO THE SITE.
Deposit THERE ARE 5 VEINS AT THE BOCAS DE QUILOCAS SITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.