Bloco Butia Area

Occurrence in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061807
MRDS ID TC34772
Record type Site
Current site name Bloco Butia Area
Alternate or previous names Includes: Bloco Butia, Paredao, Zeca, Caneleira, Olaria, Pitangueira, Taruma, Galvao

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.91575, -30.79737 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Sul(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Sul

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.91575, -30.79737

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL RESERVE.

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-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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