| Deposit ID | 10182470 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3010050021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Segovia |
| Alternate or previous names | Frontino, El Silencio, Cogote |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.69969, 7.17092 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 600 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Antioquia(province)
Colombia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Colombia | Antioquia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.69969, 7.17092 |
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| Strike | N20E | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 30S | ||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2000M | ||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1300M | ||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1825 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
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| Type | Unknown |
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| Owner | Frontino Gold Mines Ltda. (Intnal. Min. Co. N. Y) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colombia |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3010050021 |
WOKITTEL, R., 1968, COLOMBIA IN THE L.A. MINING [SPAN]: BOL.
SERV. GEOL. NAC., VOL. 16, NOS. 1-3, PP. 113-160.
HALL, R.B., AND OTHERS, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ANTIOQUIA
CALDAS [SPAN]: I.N.I.G.M., VOL.18, NO. 2, PP. 13-15.
SINGEWALD, Q., 1949, MIN.RES.COLO.:U.S.G.S., BULL.964-B, PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OCTOBER 13, 1975: THE GRADE SHOWN IN A-10 BELONGS TO THE ORE CRUSHED. THE DEPOSITS OF SEGOVIA AND COGOTE ARE SEPARATED BY KILOMETERS. FORTY PERSONS MAKE UP THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TEC STAFF. THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY WORKERS WORK UNDERGROUND AND THE SURFACE. THE BOTTOM OF THE MINE IS 134 MTS. BELOW SEA LE THE ARTICLE BY HALL DESCRIBES THELENGTH OF THE WORKINGS AS O " TENTHS OF KILOMETERS". IN 1967 3200 MTS. OF NEW WORKINGS W OPEN. THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED IN THE TRANSPORTATION RECORDS ARE GOLD AND SILVER TO MEDELLIN, SPHALERITE (500 TONS/YR) T AND GALENA (500 TONS/YR) TO CALIFORNIA (SELBY). IN 1967 THE PRODUCTION OF THIS MINE WAS AS FOLLOWS: GOLD 2,193,287 GRAMS. SILVER IN 2,330,200 GRAMS SILVER IN GALENA CONCENTRATE 2,532,513 GRAMS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-DEC-1994 | Martinez | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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