Caucasus

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Palladium, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038308
MRDS ID M045638
Record type Site
Current site name Caucasus

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -41.70288, -12.47287 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR BATOUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Palladium Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -41.70288, -12.47287

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, P. 55

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Balcom, Raymond H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.