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Itapecerica

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Graphite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024366
MRDS ID ISM0076
Record type Site
Current site name Itapecerica
Alternate or previous names Agua Limpa, Tejuco Preto, Bambui

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -45.1323, -20.43081 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais
Brazil Minas Gerais

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES OF VATOMANDRY, MINE: MAROVINTSY-MINE (19 DEG 15'S; 48 DEG 57'E), MAJOR OCCURRENCES/DEPOSITS: TETEZANAMBO (19 DEG 17'S; 48 DEG 53'E), BESOKATRA (19 DEG 19'S; 48 DEG53'E), MARANGIBATO (19 DEG 13'S; 48DEG 45'E)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAPHITE, CRYSTALLINE, DISSEMINATED FLAKES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Graphite Ore
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Barbacena Group
    Rock description Barbacena Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -45.1323, -20.43081
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; QUARTZ, MICAS, GARNET, SILLIMANITE, GRAPHITE, WEATHERED ORES: COLLOIDAL FE- AND AL-HYDROXIDES, NONTRONITE ABUNDANT; 3 GRAPHITE SEAMS STRIKING 350 DEG DIPPING 20-30 DEG W, METEORIC ALTERATION ZONE AT LEAST 20 M THICK, ALTERED DOLERITE DIKES CUTTING GRAPHITE SEAMS IN SEVERAL PLACES, PEGMATITE BODY IN PIT NO.3

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1985

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Nacional De Grafite Ltda.

Comments on the production information

  • COMBINED CAPACITY OF ETS. GALLOIS (MAROVINTSY AND ANTSIRAKAMBO OPERATIONS) IS ABOUT 8000 TPY PRODUCTSPRODUCTION OF ETS. GALLOIS FROM MAROVINTSY AND ANTSIRAKAMBO-OPER'S

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 79000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Graphite Fc 15.72 wt-pct Graphite Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BESAIRIE STATED THAT THE RESOURCES ARE "CONSIDERABLE"

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(UNKNOWN); EXPLORATION(UNKNOWN); AT LEAST 3 SURFACE OPERATIONS AT MAROVINTSY. ROM-ORE CONTAINS 5-10 % FC, FLAKES CONTAIN 80-95 % FC, THICKNESS OF MINERALIZED ZONE IS ABOUT 25 M, MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF STERILE OVERBURDEN 5 M. RICHORE ZONES MAY CONTAIN 20 % FC. TRANSPORT FACILITY: CANAL DES PANGALANES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUIMARAES, M.A., 1973: PERFIL ANALITICO DA GRAFITA.- D.N.P.M. BOLETIM NO.16, RIO DE JANEIRO

  • Deposit

    HARRIES-REES, KAREN, 1993, GRAPHITE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 305, P. 27-45.

  • Production

    ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1983, P. 258

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE 5 M DESLIMING, FLOTATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1985 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)
Updater 01-JUL-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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