Satinoco

Prospect in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064770
MRDS ID TC39259
Record type Site
Current site name Satinoco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.93508, -19.76694 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 KM NW OF BELO 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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FOR PITANGUI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Carbonitization, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Rio Das Velhas Supergroup
    Rock description Rio Das Velhas Supergroup
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.93508, -19.76694

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name SATINOCO
    Dip SUBVERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pitangui Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRIZZO, C., TAKAI, V., AND SCARPELLI, W., 1991, AURIFEROUS MINERALIZATION AT PITANGUI-MINAS GERAIS, IN BRAZIL GOLD '91, ED. E.A. LADEIRA: BAILKEMA, ROTTERDAM, P. 579-583

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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