List of mining areas in Colombia
This is a list of mining areas in Colombia.[1] The mineral industry of Colombia is large and diverse; the country occupies the first place in mining areas per surface area in the world. In pre-Columbian times, mining of gold, silver, copper, emeralds, salt, coal and other minerals was already widespread. Precious metals as gold,[2] and silver,[3] platinum, nickel and coltan are located in different areas throughout the country. Colombia is the first producer of emeralds and as per February 2017 occupied a ninth position in the production of coal, produced in almost all of the departments of the country.[4][5] Platinum is mostly found in the Western and Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes.[6] Copper said to have been produced during colonial and later times apparently came from small shoots which may have been worked primarily for their gold content.[7] The largest gold mine in Colombia is scheduled to start operations in Buriticá, Antioquia.[8][9]
Frequently, there are conflicts between the potential mining activities and the indigenous communities in the country, especially in the eastern, sparsely populated departments of Vichada, Guanía, Guaviare and Vaupés.[10][11]
Maps[edit]
Gold | Silver | Platinum | Emeralds | Coal | Salt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
La Colosa, Quinchía Other mining areas |
Marmato Other mining areas |
Type locality Other mining areas |
Western belt Eastern belt |
Cerrejón, La Francia Other mining areas |
Sea salt Rock salt |
List[edit]
bold | Mineral type or first reported locality |
italic | Prospect or potential mineral |
See also[edit]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
- Mineral industry of Colombia
- Colombian emeralds
- List of mines in South Africa
References[edit]
- ^ List of mining areas, Colombia at Mindat.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt gu gv gw gx gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv hw hx hy hz ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv jw jx jy jz ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx ky kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li lj lk ll lm ln lo lp lq lr ls lt lu lv lw lx ly lz ma mb mc md me mf mg mh mi mj mk (in Spanish) Producción de oro – UPME
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt gu gv gw gx gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv hw hx hy hz ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf (in Spanish) Producción de plata – UPME
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt gu gv gw gx gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv hw hx hy hz ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm jn jo (in Spanish) Producción de carbón – UPME
- ^ "The Top 10 Coal Producers Worldwide". World Atlas. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl (in Spanish) Producción de platino – UPME
- ^ Singewald, 1949, p.54
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Anla da luz verde a la mina de oro más grande en Colombia – El Espectador
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Comienza el montaje de la mina de oro más grande de Colombia – Portafolio
- ^ (in Spanish) Mapa de Territorios Indígenas y Minerales Preciosos
- ^ (in Spanish) La guerra por el coltán – Semana
- ^ Amagá at Mindat.org
- ^ Amalfi at Mindat.org
- ^ Anorí at Mindat.org
- ^ Anzá at Mindat.org
- ^ a b Wacaster, 2013, 8.3
- ^ Caramanta at Mindat.org
- ^ Frontino at Mindat.org
- ^ a b c d e Forero Castañeda et al., 2009, p.17
- ^ Murindó at Mindat.org
- ^ Remedios at Mindat.org
- ^ Río Chico Placer District at Mindat.org
- ^ (in Spanish) Producción de oro aumentará en un millón de onzas en cinco años – Portafolio
- ^ Santa Rosa de Osos at Mindat.org
- ^ Titiribí at Mindat.org
- ^ Chiwachi, Bogotá at Mindat.org
- ^ a b c d e f (in Spanish) Producción de sal – UPME
- ^ Guamocó at Mindat.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j (in Spanish) Yacimientos de esmeraldas
- ^ Chivor at Mindat.org
- ^ Velandia et al., 2016, p.23
- ^ Macanal at Mindat.org
- ^ Maripí at Mindat.org
- ^ Muzo at Mindat.org
- ^ Otanche at Mindat.org
- ^ Pauna at Mindat.org
- ^ a b Cely Sierra, 2016, p.54
- ^ San Pablo de Borbur at Mindat.org
- ^ Santa Rosa de Viterbo at Mindat.org
- ^ Loazia Hill at Mindat.org
- ^ Manizales at Mindat.org
- ^ Pácora at Mindat.org
- ^ Salamina at Mindat.org
- ^ Supía at Mindat.org
- ^ Buenos Aires, Cauca at Mindat.org
- ^ Guapi at Mindat.org
- ^ Mercaderes at Mindat.org
- ^ Patía at Mindat.org
- ^ (in Spanish) La Francia, mina de carbón que lleva 7 meses paralizada – Portafolio
- ^ Acandí at Mindat.org
- ^ Condoto at Mindat.org
- ^ (in Spanish) Ático Mining cierra la compra de la minera El Roble – Portafolio
- ^ Nóvita at Mindat.org
- ^ Riosucio, Chocó at Mindat.org
- ^ Montelíbano at Mindat.org
- ^ Gachalá at Mindat.org
- ^ Nemocón at Mindat.org
- ^ Supatá at Mindat.org
- ^ Ubalá at Mindat.org
- ^ Zipaquirá at Mindat.org
- ^ a b c Valdés & Bustamante, 2010, p.24
- ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Mapa de Áreas Estratégicas Mineras – ANM
- ^ San José del Guaviare at Mindat.org
- ^ Aipe at Mindat.org
- ^ Barrancas at Mindat.org
- ^ Uribia at Mindat.org
- ^ Upin at Mindat.org
- ^ Mallama at Mindat.org
- ^ Samaniego at Mindat.org
- ^ San Bernardo, Nariño at Mindat.org
- ^ Pamplona at Mindat.org
- ^ Pamplonita at Mindat.org
- ^ Mocoa at Mindat.org
- ^ Quindío at Mindat.org
- ^ ANM, 2015, p.6
- ^ Enciso Moreno, 2011, p.20
- ^ California, Santander at Mindat.org
- ^ Suaita at Mindat.org
- ^ Sonrisa mine at Mindat.org
- ^ China River District at Mindat.org
- ^ Santana District at Mindat.org
- ^ Soledad District at Mindat.org
- ^ Alpujarra at Mindat.org
- ^ Arango Mendoza, 2014, p.6
- ^ Cajamarca at Mindat.org
- ^ Ibagué at Mindat.org
- ^ Líbano at Mindat.org
- ^ Mariquita, Tolima at Mindat.org
- ^ Venadillo at Mindat.org
- ^ Cali at Mindat.org
- ^ El Cerrito at Mindat.org
- ^ Malpelo at Mindat.org
Bibliography[edit]
General[edit]
- Grupo de Catastro, y Registro Minero. 2015. Reporte de anotaciones, 1–6. ANM. Accessed 2017-04-07.
- Singewald, Quentin D. 1949. Mineral Resources of Colombia (other than Petroleum). Geological Survey Bulletin 964-B. 1–204. Accessed 2018-05-30.
- Wacaster, Susan. 2013. The Mineral Industry of Colombia, 2013 Minerals Yearbook, 8.1–8.8. USGS.
Gold[edit]
- Arango Mendoza, Julián Andrés. 2014. Proyecto de minería de oro La Colosa, Identificación ambiental de la zona de explotación y sus Impactos, 1–209. Universidad La Javeriana. Accessed 2017-04-07.
- Enciso Moreno, Francy Paola. 2011. Cartografía geológica y caracterización litológica del prospecto de oro Surbia, municipio de Quinchía (Risaralda), 1–99. Universidad Industrial de Santander.
Nickel[edit]
- Forero Castañeda, Jorge Fernando; Jorge Hernán Londoño De Los Ríos; Juan José Manrique Galvis, and Fredy Wilman Rojas Cruz. 2009. El Níckel en Colombia, 1–45. UPME. Accessed 2017-06-08.
Emeralds[edit]
- Branquet, Yannick; Bernard Laumonier; Alain Cheilletz, and Gaston Giuliani. 1999. Emeralds in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia: Two tectonic settings for one mineralization. Geology 27. 597–600. Accessed 2017-01-05.
- Giuliani, Gaston; Alain Cheilletz; Carlos Arboleda; Victor Carrillo; Félix Rueda, and James H. Baker. 1995. An evaporitic origin of the parent brines of Colombian emeralds: fluid inclusion and sulphur isotope evidence. European Journal of Mineralogy 7. 151–165. Accessed 2017-01-05.
- Ortega Medina, Laura Milena. 2007. Tipología y condiciones de formación de las manifestaciones del sector esmeraldífero "Peña Coscuez" (municipio San Pablo de Borbur, Boyacá) (MSc.), 1–121. Universidad Industrial de Santander. Accessed 2017-01-05.
- Pignatelli, Isabella; Gaston Giuliani; Daniel Ohnenstetter; Giovanna Agrosì; Sandrine Mathieu; Christophe Morlot, and Yannick Branquet. 2015. Colombian Trapiche Emeralds: Recent Advances in Understanding Their Formation. Gems & Gemology LI. 222–259. .
- Puche Riart, Octavio. 1996. La explotación de las esmeraldas de Muzo (Nueva Granada), en sus primeros tiempos – The exploitation of the emeralds of Muzo (New Kingdom of Granada), the first period, 99–104. 3; Accessed 2016-07-08.
- Tequia Porras, Humberto. 2008. Asentamiento español y conflictos encomenderos en Muzo desde 1560 a 1617 – Spanish settlement and encomienda conflicts in Muzo from 1560 to 1617 (M.A.), 1–91. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Accessed 2016-07-08.
- Uribe, Sylvano E. 1960. Las esmeraldas de Colombia. Boletín de la Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia XVIII. 1–8. Accessed 2016-07-08.
Coal[edit]
- Cely Sierra, Edy Santiago. 2016. Caracterización geológica y fisicoquímica de los carbones explotados por la empresa Intercarbon Mining S.A.S., 1–104. UPTC.
- Velandia Tarazona, Jenny Esmeralda; María Esther Rivera; Jesús Ramón Delgado Rodríguez, and Jorge Marco Monroy Gallo. 2016. Geology, litostratigraphy, determination of the quality and classification of carbones of Espino-Boyacá, Colombia. Boletín Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional de Colombia 40. 16–23. .
Coltan[edit]
- Valdés Vera, Danny Alexandra, and Natali Bustamante Vargas. 2010. Análisis descriptivo del coltán en Colombia y sus posibles mercados potenciales, 1–35. Universidad del Rosario. Accessed 2017-04-07.
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) Producción minera – Simco