Nueva Vizcaya

Prospect in Cundinamarca, Colombia with commodities Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur
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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182716
MAS/MILS ID 3010230012
Record type Site
Current site name Nueva Vizcaya

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.54966, 4.75135 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cundinamarca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Cundinamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.54966, 4.75135

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 22N
    Thickness 20M
    Length 4500M
    Width 400M
    Area 100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45W:22N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ubala

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Nueva Vizcaya
    Interest 100
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCLAUGHLIN, D., 1971, RECURSOS MINERALES DE PARTES DE LOS DE

  • Deposit

    CUDINAMARCA, BOYACA Y META: INST. NAC. INVEST. GEOL-MINERAS,

  • Deposit

    COL., VOL. 19, NO. 1, 102 PGS.

  • Deposit

    PRINZ, W., 1971, STATUS OF INVEST. OF SEVERAL IRON DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    COLOMBIA: USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR CO-19, 42 PGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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