Jacutinga

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056415
MRDS ID TC00086
Record type Site
Current site name Jacutinga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -46.51566, -22.16411 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR CANELAIRASI

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
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Itapia Complex
    Rock description Itapia Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -46.51566, -22.16411

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Joint Venture
    Owner Mineracao Morro Do Guerreiro
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Prometal Productos Metalurgicos S. A.
    Interest 60
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Mineracao Benedito Cruz Caniello
    Interest 40

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 30 wt-pct Manganese Major 1986

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1986, NEW MN MINE IN BRAZIL: MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 28, 1986, P. 396

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PRINCIPAL MINERAL BODIES, LOCATED AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATION IN THE AREA AND DEFINING THE DEPOSIT, ARE CALLED MORRO DE GUERREIRO TO THE NORTHEAST AND MORRO DE JACUTINGA TO THE SOUTHEAST. ALONG THE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE TWO BODIES OCCUR VARIOUS OTHER SMALL DEPOSITS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1989 Marcus, Sue U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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