Marmato Mines

Producer in Caldas, Colombia with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001267
MRDS ID TC00584
Record type District
Current site name Marmato Mines
Alternate or previous names Enchadia Mine: Porvenir, Ramal Sur, Mellizos, Aguaceral, Petacon Y San Antonio, Carrachas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.59971, 5.47211 (WGS84)
Relative position ROAD ACCESS

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
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.59971, 5.47211

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner COLOMBIA MINISTERIO DE MINAS Y PETROLEOS
    First year 1944
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINEROS NACIONALES S.A.
    First year 1944

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1988, WORLD GOLD; MINES-DEPOSITS, DISCOVERIES; VOL. I: NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 156 P.

  • Deposit

    HILARIO LOPEZ, JOSE, ?, OCCURRENCIAS MINERALES DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE CALDAS: PUBLICATION UNKNOWN.

  • Deposit

    COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OD THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA: MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES (VENEZUELA), 88 P.

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204.

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICO MINERAS, 1994, COLOMBIA: MINERAL POTENTIAL AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, 1993: BOGOTA, GRAFI VISION EDITORES LTDA.

Beyond USGS

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