Cuevo Oscuro

Occurrence in Cundinamarca, Colombia with commodity Lead
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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206064
MAS/MILS ID 3010230006
Record type Site
Current site name Cuevo Oscuro

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.53296, 4.73465 (WGS84)
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
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.53296, 4.73465

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30M
    Length 75M
    Width 30M
    Area 20HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ubala

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA: USGS BOL

  • Deposit

    204 PGS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FROM DESCRIPTION, TONNAGE COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.

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.