Oriente Velho

Past Producer in Rondonia, Brazil with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060770
MRDS ID TC30204
Record type Site
Current site name Oriente Velho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.71607, -9.48128 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rondonia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rondonia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 49
USGS model code 15c
Deposit model name Sn greisen

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.71607, -9.48128

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DERIVED FROM RONOMIANOS GRANITE OF UPPER PROTEROZOIC AGE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Norman J Page U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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