Apia

Occurrence in Caldas, Colombia with commodity Manganese
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 10279823
MAS/MILS ID 3010130001
Record type Site
Current site name Apia
Alternate or previous names Minas De Manganeso De Apia

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.92472, 5.05963 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caldas(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Caldas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Adularia Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.92472, 5.05963

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 50HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 CARBONITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    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 Apia

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Probably Unclaimed
    Year 1949

Comments on the production information

  • PSILOMELANE TO PYROLUSITE RATIO 4:1,ORE SHIPPED PRE 1943 HAD LESS THAN 42% MN, DEPS. SMALL AND ERRATIC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD,Q.,1949,MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLUMBIA:USGS B.964B,

  • Deposit

    204 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.