Miguel Congo

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Iron, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065467
MRDS ID TC40777
Record type Site
Current site name Miguel Congo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.50866, -20.26054 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 59 KM SE OF BELO HORIZONTE. BETWEEN 20-16-35 AND 20-15-29S AND 43-31-27W AND 43-31-17W.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Analytical data

Result FINES: 29.5% MN, 28.2% FE, 5.0% SIO2, 1.7% AL2O3, 0.08% P, 0.07% TIO2, TR. CAO, TR. MGO, 0.21% K2O, 0.07% NA2O, TR. S. GRANULES: 32% MN, 28% FE, 2.5% SIO2, 0.7% AL2O3, 0.07% P.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 242
USGS model code 34b
Deposit model name Sedimentary Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Moeda Formation, Caraca Group Minas Series;Batatal Formation, Caraca Group Minas Series;Gandarela Formation, Itabira Group Minas Series
    Rock description Moeda Formation, Caraca Group Minas Series;Batatal Formation, Caraca Group Minas Series;Gandarela Formation, Itabira Group Minas Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.50866, -20.26054

Economic information

Ore body information

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Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1951

Mining district

District name Quadrilatero Ferrifero

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Usina Queiroz Junior S/A , S/A Mineracao De Trindade ).
    First year 1952
    Last year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARCELOS, J.P., AND BUCHI, J., 1986, MINA DE MINERIO DE FERRO-MANGANES DE MIGUEL CONGO, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V II, P.87-96

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BARCELOS AND BUCHI (1986)

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.