Mine detail: California-Vetas Gold District

Previously called 'ColomboTrompeterosEl SilencioEl CristoAsturiasSan AntonioEl QuatroSanta Isabel and El Volcan'

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Location

Lat / long:

7.33451, -72.91634

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Gold
Secondary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Zinc, Lead, Uranium
Discovery year:	1555

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	VEIN/SHEAR ZONE
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1555

Geology

Structure:	NE-SW SHEAR ZONES WITH TENSIONAL OPENINGS, N-S PREC AND U. ORDOVICIAN METAMORPHIC GRAIN ; N-S INTRUSIVE BODIES, FAULTS
Alteration processes:	SILICIFICATION, KAOLINIZATION, ARGILLIZATION

References

MRDS	W001525
DEP	60001586
Reference	{Deposit:: WOKITTEL, R., 1954, AND 1960, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANTANDER AND COLOMBIA.}{Deposit:: SINGEWALD, Q., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA, USGS BULL. 964-B}{Deposit:: MUTIS, V., 1983, CATALOGO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS, PROSPECTOS Y MANIFESTACIONES MINERALES DE COLOMBIA: INGEOMINAS, PUB. GEOL. ESPECIAL NO. 13, PP. 1-462.}
Reporter	LEARNED, R., IRVING, EARL M.