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Mina Vieja De Payande

Past Producer in Tolima, Colombia with commodities Copper, Silver
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  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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279938
MAS/MILS ID 3010430006
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Vieja De Payande
Alternate or previous names Mina Vieja

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.1164, 4.28467 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolima(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Tolima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.1164, 4.28467
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 120M
    Width 30M
    Area 50HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 BLEACHING
    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 Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1550

Mining district

District name San Luis

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the production information

  • APPROX. 8500 MT ORE SMELTED ON SITE, PROB. HAND SORTED TO 5 ONE CHIP SAMPLE: 3.3 CU, 3.5 OZ AG, NO MO, NO W03. PYROMETAS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Percent Waste Rock 75
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. OPEN STEEL SETS
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 5
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    204 PGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1991 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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