Rio Das Velhas

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Palladium, Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10039007
MRDS ID	M046515
Record type	Site
Current site name	Rio Das Velhas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-43.56838, -20.29942 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	1000(meters)
Relative position	NEAR OURO PRETO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Minas Gerais

Comments on the location information

LOCATION ARBITRARY, SELECTED NEAR SAINT BARTOLOMEU

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Palladium Critical	Secondary
Gold	Secondary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-43.56838, -20.29942	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Ouro Preto

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046515

Bibliographic references

Deposit

HUSSAK, 1906, O PALLADIO E A PLATINA NO BRASIL: ANNAES DA ESCOLA DE MINAS DE OURO PRETO, NO. 8, P. 138

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-76	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-SEP-93	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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