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Vende Cabezas Mine

Past Producer in Caldas, Colombia with commodity Gold
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099544
MRDS ID TC40648
Record type Site
Current site name Vende Cabezas Mine
Alternate or previous names Vendecabezas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.69971, 5.41799 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position RIO SUCIO; 1.5 KM N OF TOWN OF RIOSUCIO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caldas(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Caldas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.69971, 5.41799
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Small Lessees And Prospectors

Comments on the production information

  • 20-25 T/D TREATED. ESTIMATED PRODUCTION IN 1944 2000-2500 OZ PER YEAR OF AU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INGEOMINAS, 1972, MAPA MINERO DE LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE CALDAS, RISARALDA, Y QUINDIO, ESCALA 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SINGEWALD (1950).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1994 Learned, R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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