Mocoa

Prospect in Magdalena, Colombia with commodity Iron
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10205995
MAS/MILS ID 3010310002
Record type Site
Current site name Mocoa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.12467, 10.76774 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Magdalena(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Magdalena

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.12467, 10.76774

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Area 6.88HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6.88
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1943

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Colombian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Colombia
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TSCHANZ, C.M., AND OTHERS, 1970, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SIE

  • Deposit

    VADA DE SANTA MARTA [SPAN]: I.N.I.G.M., BOL. GEOL., VOL. 18,

  • Deposit

    PP. 42-43

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCTOBER 20, 1975: THE AVERAGE GRADE IS GIVEN AS 270 KILOS PER METER

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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