| Deposit ID | 60001585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001524 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Paz Del Rio Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Fraile-Picacho, La Mesa - El Uvo, El Salitre, Coloradales, El Uche, El Banco, Sativa, Paz Vieja, Jerico-Socota, El Tambor, La Loma, El Cucharo, Bacota, El Hato |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.76634, 6.01798 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON BOTH SIDES OF RIO CHICAMOCHA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boyaca(province)
Colombia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Colombia | Boyaca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Model code | 247 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34f |
| Deposit model name | Oolitic ironstones |
| (1) | -72.76634, 6.01798 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SOAPAGA FAULT AND RELATED MINOR FAULTS; ANTICLINAL ARCH BREACHED BY RIO CHICAMOCHA. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | SOAPAGA FAULT ; REG.TRENDS: APPROX. N 30 E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Discoverer | Mr. Benjamin Alvarado |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | ACERIAS PAZ DEL RIO, S.A. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | ACERIAS PAZ DEL RIO, S.A. |
UNITED NATIONS, 1970, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, PP. 337 - 340.
SARMIENTO - SOTO, R., 1946, UNPUBLISHED PHD THESIS, UCLA, P. 181.
KIMBERLEY, MICHAEL M., 1973, UNPUBLISHED PHD THESIS, PRINCETON U.
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES - OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302-380.
SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204.
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICO MINERAS, 1994, COLOMBIA: MINERAL POTENTIAL AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, 1993: BOGOTA, GRAFI VISION EDITORES LTDA.
ALVARADO, B., AND SARMIENTO-SOTO, R., 1944, COLOMBIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.
GRUNER, J.W., 1946, GEOCHEMISTRY REPORT 517: NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COLOMBIA.
SARMIENTO-SOTO, R., 1946, LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, UNPUBLISHED PH. D. THESIS, 181 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 19-OCT-1994 | PAGE, NORMAN J. | U.S. Geological Survey | THE FOLLOWING DEPOSITS ARE BEING WORKED: LA MEAS, EL UVO, BUENOS AIRES, COLORADALES, AND EL UCHE. RECORD W026880 WAS COMBINED WITH THIS RECORD. |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1972 | KIMBERLEY, MICHAEL M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1973 | COOPER, MARGARET | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1977 | SHAFFER, GLENN L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 05-JAN-1995 | ORRIS, GRETA J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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