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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Peridotite
Tropical Weathering
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Discovered
- 1956
- First production
- 1980
Records and references
GOMEZ, R., OGRYZLO, C.T., AND DOR, A.A., 1979, THE CERRO MATOSO NICKEL PROJECT, IN EVANS, D.J.I., SHOEMAKER, R.S.,- VELTMAN, H., EDS., INTERNATIONAL LATERITE SYMPOSIUM: AMERICA-N INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, -P. 412-458. (RR3)MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1978, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA--COLOMBIA: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL, LTD. (RR2)MINING MAGAZINE, 1982, PANORAMA--COLUMBIAN FERRONICKEL PROJECT ON STREAM: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 147, NO. 2, P. 79-8-1. (RR8,P. 81)ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1977, THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL, 2D ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, LTD., -(587) P. (RR1,C18,PA8)ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1982, COLOMBIA'S CERRO MATOSO POISED FOR 1982 FERRONICKEL PRODUCTION START: ENGIN-EERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 183, NO. 1, P. 35-37. (PC1, PC8,- RR8)SALAK, JOHN, 1984, BILLITON OPTIMISTIC ON FUTURE: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V. 92, NO. 134 (11 JULY), P. 1, 16. (PA1-)MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1983, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA-COLOMBIA: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL, LTD. P. 355-356. MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1983, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA--COLOMBIA: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL, LTD. P. 318-319. PA1: RF6, P. 16; PA8: RF4 PC1, PC8: RF5
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10024505 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 7.91786, -75.58304
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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Watertight Medical Kit
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
The classic pocket reference for identifying over 600 rocks and minerals in North America.
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