Cerrejón calcareous deposits (Guajira province)

Authors

  • Alberto Ronderos D. Servicio Geológico Nacional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32685/0120-1425/bolgeol5.3.1957.349

Keywords:

Limestone, exploitation, cement factory, coal mines, coal deposits, gypsum

How to Cite

Ronderos D., A. (1957). Cerrejón calcareous deposits (Guajira province). Boletín Geológico, 5(3), 63–77. https://doi.org/10.32685/0120-1425/bolgeol5.3.1957.349

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Articles

Published

1957-10-01

Abstract

In the study of limestone for establishing a cement factory in the region of El Cerrejón, the existence of limestone deposits of large proportions that would allow the construction of one or more large factories in this region was verified. Given the current conditions of the international market for this product, the ease of exploitation of the mines, and the position of the limestone for the coal deposits of El Cerrejón, this deposit is considered economically exploitable, if it is not the factory that must build the railroad or aerial cable and the port for cement shipment. Finally, a brief account is made of the situation and possibilities of gypsum in La Guajira, which is currently favorable.

The geological part is about the formations El Cerrejón, Agua Nueva, and Girón, and the Cretaceous rocks and extrusive igneous rocks of the basement.

References

BÜRGL, H. - "Riquezas naturales de la Alta Guajira". Informe número 1140 de 1955.

HENAO, D. - "Memorias sobre los mapas geológicos de los carbones de El Cerrejón". Informe número 762 de 1951.

HUBACH, E. - "Yacimientos importantes de caliza para cal agrícola en Colombia". Informe número 767 de 1951.

HUBACH, E. - "Informe general de las minas de carbón de El Cerrejón". Instituto de Fomento Industrial, 1956.

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