Chivor Mines

Past Producer in Boyaca, Colombia with commodity Gemstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001511
MRDS ID TC41801
Record type District
Current site name Chivor Mines
Alternate or previous names Somondoco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.36636, 4.86804 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR JUNCTION OF RIO RUCLO AND RIO GUAVIO.

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
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.36636, 4.86804

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description MIRALINDO ANTICLINE AND GUACHAROS FAULT

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Discovery year 1538
Discoverer Chibcha Indians

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERALCO S.A.
    Year 1994

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1994 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 05-JAN-1995 ORRIS, GRETA J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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