Rio Peixe

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039010
MRDS ID M046519
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Peixe
Alternate or previous names Rio Do Peixe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.09894, -19.68082 (WGS84)
Relative position 55 MILES EAST OF BELLO HORIZONTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Palladium Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.09894, -19.68082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Itabira

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUSSAK, 1906, O PALLADIO E A PLATINA NO BRASIL: ANNAES DA ESCOLA DE MINAS DE OURO PRETO, NO. 18, P. 138

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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