Mine detail: Platinum Placers of Choco Department

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Location

Lat / long:

5.10133, -76.66641

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Platinum
Secondary:	Silver, Palladium, Copper
Ore:	Platinum
Gangue:	Chromite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite
Orebody form:	MEANDERING
Discovery year:	1557

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Placer
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	1778 - 1971 (EST)
First production started:	1778

Geology

Associated rock:	Ultrabasic Intrusives, Alpine;Quartz Diorite, Tonalite, Granodiorite
Associated type:	Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Structure:	Reg.Trends: N - S Folding, Faulting, And Ultrabasic Intrusions
Tectonic:	Western Cordillera Of Colombia

References

MRDS	W001518
DEP	10107269
Reference	{Deposit:: SINGEWALD, Q., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA, USGS BULL. 964 B}{Deposit:: WOKITTEL, R., 1961, GEOLOGIA ECONOMICO DEL CHOCO, BOL. GEOL., V. 7, PP 119 - 162}{Deposit:: MERTIE, J. B., 1969, ECON. GEOL. OF THE PLATINUM METALS, USGS PP. 630}{Deposit:: 1950 COMPILE SINGEWALD, Q., USGS BULL. 964B}{Deposit:: 1961 COMPILE WOKITTEL, R., COLOMBIAN GEOL. SURV.}{Deposit:: 1969 COMPILE MERTIE, J. B., USGS PP 630}{Deposit:: PRIVATE, CHOCO - PACIFICO MINING CO., SUBSIDIARY OF INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP., N. Y.}{Production:: J. A. SWAN, CHOCO PACIFICO MINING CO., R. WOKITTEL (1961)}{Reserve-Resource:: J. A. SWAN, PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT, CHOCO - PACIFIC MINING CO.}
Reporter	Irving, Earl M.