Mineral resources of Colombia (other than petroleum)
Bulletin
964-B
Prepared in cooperation with the Foreign Economic Administration
By: Quentin Dreyer Singewald
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Abstract
The following report summarizes data acquired during 1942-45, in Colombia, by geologists and engineers of the Foreign Economic Administration, with whom the United States Geological Survey cooperated. Twenty-nine mineral commodities are considered, but the data for five of them are scant because they were of no interest to FEA personnel. Petroleum is not considered. Preliminary to a review of individual mineral commodities, resumes are given of the general geography and geology of Colombia and of the country's mining laws. The principal mineral commodities, besides petroleum, produced in Colombia are (1) emeralds, gold, platinum, and silver, mainly for export, and (2) barite, cement, clay, coal, gypsum, salt, sand and gravel, silica, and stone, mainly for the domestic market. A large number of other mineral commodities are known in "raw" prospects, some of which may eventually become productive. Their distribution and apparent potentialities, as of 1945, are given. Factors unfavorable to mining are the ruggedness of the terrain, the scarcity of outcrops, and the very high transportation costs.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mineral resources of Colombia (other than petroleum) |
| Series title | Bulletin |
| Series number | 964 |
| Chapter | B |
| DOI | 10.3133/b964B |
| Year Published | 1950 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | Report: viii, p. 53-204; 9 Plates: 14.64 x 13.3 inches or smaller |
| Time Range Start | 1942-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 1945-01-01 |
| Country | Colombia |
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