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
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Emeralds | Coal | Salt |
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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
| bold | Mineral type or first reported locality |
| italic | Prospect or potential mineral |
See also
Colombia portal
Energy portal
Geology portal
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
- Mineral industry of Colombia
- Colombian emeralds
- List of mines in South Africa
References
- ^ 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
General
- Grupo de Catastro, y Registro Minero (2015), Reporte de anotaciones (PDF), ANM, pp. 1–6, retrieved 2017-04-07
- Singewald, Quentin D (1949), "Mineral Resources of Colombia (other than Petroleum)" (PDF), Geological Survey Bulletin, 964-B: 1–204, retrieved 2018-05-30
- Wacaster, Susan (2013), The Mineral Industry of Colombia, 2013 Minerals Yearbook, USGS, pp. 8.1–8.8
Gold
- Arango Mendoza, Julián Andrés (2014), Proyecto de minería de oro La Colosa, Identificación ambiental de la zona de explotación y sus Impactos (PDF), Universidad La Javeriana, pp. 1–209, retrieved 2017-04-07
- Enciso Moreno, Francy Paola (2011), Cartografía geológica y caracterización litológica del prospecto de oro Surbia, municipio de Quinchía (Risaralda), Universidad Industrial de Santander, pp. 1–99
Nickel
- Forero Castañeda, Jorge Fernando; Londoño De Los Ríos, Jorge Hernán; Manrique Galvis, Juan José; Rojas Cruz, Fredy Wilman (2009), El Níckel en Colombia (PDF), UPME, pp. 1–45, retrieved 2017-06-08
Emeralds
- Branquet, Yannick; Laumonier, Bernard; Cheilletz, Alain; Giuliani, Gaston (1999), "Emeralds in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia: Two tectonic settings for one mineralization" (PDF), Geology, 27 (7): 597–600, Bibcode:1999Geo....27..597B, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0597:EITECO>2.3.CO;2, retrieved 2017-01-05
- Giuliani, Gaston; Cheilletz, Alain; Arboleda, Carlos; Carrillo, Victor; Rueda, Félix; Baker, James H. (1995), "An evaporitic origin of the parent brines of Colombian emeralds: fluid inclusion and sulphur isotope evidence" (PDF), European Journal of Mineralogy, 7: 151–165, Bibcode:1995EJMin...7..151G, doi:10.1127/ejm/7/1/0151, retrieved 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.) (PDF), Universidad Industrial de Santander, pp. 1–121, retrieved 2017-01-05
- Pignatelli, Isabella; Giuliani, Gaston; Ohnenstetter, Daniel; Agrosì, Giovanna; Mathieu, Sandrine; Morlot, Christophe; Branquet, Yannick (2015), "Colombian Trapiche Emeralds: Recent Advances in Understanding Their Formation", Gems & Gemology, LI: 222–259, doi:10.5741/GEMS.51.3.222
- 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 (PDF), vol. 3, pp. 99–104, retrieved 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.) (PDF) (M.A.) (in Spanish), Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, pp. 1–91, retrieved 2016-07-08
- Uribe, Sylvano E (1960), "Las esmeraldas de Colombia" (PDF), Boletín de la Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia, 65 (in Spanish), XVIII: 1–8, retrieved 2016-07-08
Coal
- Cely Sierra, Edy Santiago (2016), Caracterización geológica y fisicoquímica de los carbones explotados por la empresa Intercarbon Mining S.A.S., UPTC, pp. 1–104
- Velandia Tarazona, Jenny Esmeralda; Rivera, María Esther; Delgado Rodríguez, Jesús Ramón; Monroy Gallo, Jorge Marco (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
- Valdés Vera, Danny Alexandra; Bustamante Vargas, Natali (2010), Análisis descriptivo del coltán en Colombia y sus posibles mercados potenciales (PDF), Universidad del Rosario, pp. 1–35, retrieved 2017-04-07
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