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Narino Province

Producer in Colombia with commodities Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium, Palladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106872
MRDS ID M045000
Record type Site
Current site name Narino Province

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.16645, 1.66818 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Relative position 9 MILES DOWNSTREAM FROM BARBACOAS THENCE 22 MILES UPSTREAM, TELEMBI RIVER, DEPT. OF NARINO
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Geographic areas

Country
Colombia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Secondary
Osmium Secondary
Iridium Secondary
Palladium Secondary
Rhodium Secondary
Ruthenium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Undecomposed Cobbles

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.16645, 1.66818
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Western Flank Of The Cordillera Occidental

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Depth to bottom 27.43M
    Length 35404.6M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1938

Mining district

District name Narino Province

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Mining Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • OUTPUT PT EQUALS 1 1/2% BY WEIGHT OF AU

Comments on the workings information

  • ACTIVE TO 1965; MERTIE SAYS "RATHER WIDE PAYSTREAK"

Comments on development

  • RIVER VALLEY PLACER

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045000

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, J.B. JR. 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS, USGS PROF PAPER 630

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ROCKS FROM THE HEAD WATERS OF THE TELEMBI RIVER TO THE SEA ARE: PALEOZOIC METAMORPHICS, INTRUSIVE DIABASES, LOWER TERTIARY SEDIMENTS, UPPER TERTIARY SEDIMENTS, AND QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1974 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey