Fazendao

Past Producer 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064784
MRDS ID TC39279
Record type Site
Current site name Fazendao

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.40255, -20.13192 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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

  • NEAR TOWN OF FAZENDAO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Cercadinho Formation
    Rock description Cercadinho Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.40255, -20.13192

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name FAZENDAO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Alegria District

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, TUNNELS, DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADITS ON MAP IN QUAT-TERT LATERITE, BUT AU DEPOSITS PROBABLY IN QUARTZITE, BIF, PHYLLITE, TALC SCHIST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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