La Platilla

Past Producer in Tolima, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10105415
MRDS ID	TC42814
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Platilla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-74.94358, 5.14327 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	2000(meters)
Relative position	2 KM NE OF FALAN.

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
Gold	Primary
Silver	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Quartz	Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-74.94358, 5.14327	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

MINERALIZATION IN THE EL HATILLO-FLORENCIA DISTRICT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TERTIARY INTRUSIVE BODY WHICH IS ELONGATED IN A NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION AND DISLOCATED IN THE EXTREME NORTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	El Hatillo-Florencia District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC42814

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

LOZANO Q., H. AND PULIDO U., O.H., 1987, ORO. IN RECURSOS MINERALES DE COLOMBIA PART I, 2ND ED., PUB. GEOL. ESP: INGEOMINAS, P. 3-25.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	ALL MINES IN THE EL HATILLO-FLORENCIA DISTRICT ARE ABANDONED, BUT LA PLATILLA, LA OBDULIA, AND EL DORADO HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT MINES.
Deposit	DISTRICT IS CHARACTERIZED BY QUARTZ VEINS WITH A THICKNESS OF UP TO 1 M. THERE IS AN ABUNDANT CONCENTRATION OF SULFUR (UP TO 30%), LOW GOLD CONTENT (< 10 G/T), AND ABUNDANT SILVER (100-1000 PPM).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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