Pedras Pretas Mine

Past Producer in Paraiba, Brazil with commodity Tin
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065423
MRDS ID TC40657
Record type Site
Current site name Pedras Pretas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -36.52305, -6.94163 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1-2 KM EAST OF SERIDOZINHO MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraiba(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Paraiba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Albite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -36.52305, -6.94163

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 11M
    Length 145M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HAD AN OLD AND NEW PART IN 1940'S. NEW PART DIMENSIONS GIVEN ABOVE. PEGMATITE IS ZONED WITH QUARTZ CORE, HOSTED IN SCHIST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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