Taquaril

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10064778
MRDS ID	TC39269
Record type	Site
Current site name	Taquaril

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-43.45283, -19.87499 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	1000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 1.5 KM S OF COCAIS

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

USED MINE SYMBOL ON MAP, N SIDE OF SERRA DO TAMANDUA

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation

Rock unit name

Tamandua Group, Rio Das Velhas Series

Rock description

Tamandua Group, Rio Das Velhas Series

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Neoarchean
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-43.45283, -19.87499	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Name TAQUARIL

Name	TAQUARIL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No
Year of first production	1814
Year of last production	1851

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner National Brazilian Mining Association

First year 1833

Last year 1851

Type	Operator
Owner	National Brazilian Mining Association
First year	1833
Last year	1851

Comments on the workings information

SHAFT 300 FT DEEP

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC39269

Bibliographic references

Deposit

LADEIRA, E.A., 1988, METALOGENIA DOS DEPOSITOS DE QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, ED., P. 301-375.
Deposit

SIMMONS, G.C., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BARAO DE COCAIS AREA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-H, 46 P.
Other Database

CIMRI
Production

SIMMONS (1968)

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.