| Location: | Santander, Colombia, South America |
| Lat / long: | 7.33451, -72.91634 |
| dep_id: | 60001586 |
| mrds_id: | W001525 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Silver, Gold |
| Minor mineral: | Copper |
| Trace mineral: | Zinc, Lead, Uranium |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | VEIN/SHEAR ZONE |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| alteration: | SILICIFICATION, KAOLINIZATION, ARGILLIZATION |
| conc_proc: | HYDROTHERMAL MINERALIZATION WITH MULTIPLE REOPENING |
| ore_ctrl: | SHEAR AND FRACTURE ZONES TRANSECTING REGIONAL GRAIN |
| Reporter: | LEARNED, R., IRVING, EARL M. |
| Structure: | NE-SW SHEAR ZONES WITH TENSIONAL OPENINGS, N-S PREC AND U. ORDOVICIAN METAMORPHIC GRAIN ; N-S INTRUSIVE BODIES, FAULTS |
| Year first produced: | 1555 |
| dy_ba: | < |
| disc_yr: | 1555 |
| References: |
- 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.
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