| Deposit ID | 10230166 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3010050006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Limon |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.88299, 7.42621 (WGS84) |
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 |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.88299, 7.42621 |
|---|
| Strike | N05E | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 40W | ||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 0.4M | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 300M | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 200M | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Mining Corp. |
| Home office | Colombia |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3010050006 |
OCTOBER 15, 1975: HALL, R.B., 1970, AND OTHERS, MINERAL DEPO
ANTIOQUIA AND CALDAS [SPAN]: I.N.I.G.M., BOL.GEOL., VOL. 18,
PP. 22-23.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OCTOBER 15, 1975: IN 1971 THERE WAS A CONCENTRATOR (CYANIDATION) UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SEVENTEEN PEOPLE WORK IN THE MINE AND MI ORE IS HANDSORTED AND TAKEN TO THE MILL BY MEN. RESERVES AND AS OF 1961. THE MINING METHOD IS DEFINED AS " VEIN MINING " |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Martinez | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.