Evaluation of the carboniferous resources of the sectors El Jupal, El Carmen y Guayabal. Zone Chinavita, Umbita, Tibana, Department of Boyaca

The area of the sub-project Chinavita-Umbita-Tibana, located in the Southwest part of the Department of Boyaca was object of a geologic exploration with the purpose of evaluating its carboniferous resources. It was defined an stratigraphic interval of 250 m denominated, middle member from the Guaduas Formation of Maestrichtian to Paleocene age; in which they were determined until 9 coal layers, that were recognized total or partially in 7 chosen sectors during the exploration stage. In them it was made the quantification of the resources and the determination of the physical-chemical characteristics of the coal. The results of 4 of these denominated, El Arenal, Quina, Chiguata and Sisa sectors, they were presented in previous reports. In this report the 3 remaining, denominated El Jupal, El Carmen and Guayabal sectors are studied. The certain coal is bituminous high volatile, capable for thermal use and their importance are in the use that can be given inside the plan of national electrification, of the future amplifications of the thermoelectric of Paipa or Zipaquira. Keeping in mind that resources of the order of 148 million tons were calculated with a power heating average of 6.000 kcal/kg. It is possible to planning a new thermoelectric in this area that could serve as energy source in the critical times of the hydroelectric of Chivor