Sogamoso

Prospect in Boyaca, Colombia with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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 10279933
MAS/MILS ID 3010110007
Record type Site
Current site name Sogamoso

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.34966, 5.55131 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boyaca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Boyaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.34966, 5.55131

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 00N
    Thickness 1.3M
    Length 60000M
    Width 3M
    Area 100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:00N
    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 Sogamosa

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Probably Unclaimed
    Year 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATHCART, J., 1972, PHOSPHATE AND BAUXITE INVESTIGATIONS, CO

  • Deposit

    USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR CO-26, 62 PGS.

  • Deposit

    CATHCART, J., 1973, PHOSPHATE AND BAUXITE INVESTIGATIONS, CO

  • Deposit

    USGS OPEN FILE RPT. IR CO-29, 26 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.