This is a list of mining areas in Colombia. 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 occupied a ninth position in the production of coal, produced in almost all of the departments of the country.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia list article. Colombia portal Energy portal Geology portal. Marmato Other mining areas. Type locality Other mining areas. Western belt Eastern belt. Sea salt Rock salt. Mineral type or first reported locality. Puerto Santander. Platinum , Coal , Siderite , formerly gold. Gold , Silver , Platinum , Coal. Gold , Silver , Coal , Calcite , Quartz.
La Ye. Gold , Silver , Platinum. Gold , Silver , Coal. Gold , Silver , Nickel. Nuevo Chaquiro. La Pintada. Gold , Silver , Platinum , Nickel , Coal. San Pedro de los Milagros. La Mina. Cunas mine , La Pita , Polveros. Beryl var: Emerald , Calcite , Pyrite.
Emerald , Albite , Euclase , Fluorapatite. Santa Rosa de Viterbo. Gold , Calcite , Pyrargyrite , Pyrite. Gold , Platinum. Santander de Quilichao. La Jagua de Ibirico. El Roble. Gold , Silver , Platinum , Copper , Coal. Gold , Silver , Platinum , Iridium var: Ruthenosmiridium. Cerro Matoso S. Laterite deposit Cerro Matoso mine. Beryl var: Emerald , Euclase. Beryl var: Emerald. Salt , Pyrite. Gold , Silver , Coal , Arsenopyrite , Quartz. Gold , Pyrite , Quartz.
