Llanos De Cuiva

Prospect in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Aluminum
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182143
MAS/MILS ID 3010050010
Record type Site
Current site name Llanos De Cuiva

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.39971, 7.00124 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antioquia(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Antioquia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.39971, 7.00124

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Area 200HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 200
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Llanos De Cuiva

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HALL, R., 1972, GEOL. AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF C. ANTIOQUIA

  • Deposit

    PART OF CALDAS DPT., ZONE 11A, COLOMBIA: USGS OPEN FILE RPT.

  • Deposit

    CO-22, 174 PGS., MAP.

  • Deposit

    PCT AL203 VARIES FROM 17 TO 28, ORE IS DISCONTINUOUS AND THI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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