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Corpo M-1

Prospect in Goias, Brazil with commodity Gold
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065492
MRDS ID TC40824
Record type Site
Current site name Corpo M-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.9491, -14.53104 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 5 KM SE OF CRIXAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result 0.88-13.20 PPM AU IN MINERALIZED ZONE, MAGALHAES AND OTHERS (1985) GIVE AU, AS STREAM SEDIMENT AND SOIL MAPS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Ribeirao Das Antas, Pillar De Goias Group;Alagadinho Formation, Pillar De Goias Grouip
    Rock description Ribeirao Das Antas, Pillar De Goias Group;Alagadinho Formation, Pillar De Goias Grouip
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Ribeirao Das Antas, Pillar De Goias Group
    Rock description Ribeirao Das Antas, Pillar De Goias Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.9491, -14.53104
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ELLIPSOIDAL
    Strike E-W
    Dip 10-15N
    Thickness 3M
    Length 480M
    Width 130M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1728

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Metais De Goias S/A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 466527000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.2 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) MEASURED OXIDIZED, ALTERED ORE; ORE (2) INDICATED OXIDIZED, ALTERED ORE; ORE (3) MEASURED SULFIDE ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT PLANNED TO RECOVER MATERIAL OF 2.04 G/MT AU GRADE WITH A CUTOFF GRADE OF 0.5 G/MT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAGALHAES, L.F., DE MORAIS LOBO, R.L., BOTELHO, L.C.A., AND DA COSTA PEREIRA, R., 1988, DEPOSITO DE OURO DE MEIA-PATACA, CRIXAS-GO, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 499-522

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE ABOUT 23 GARIMPOS IN BELT OF ROCKS CONTAINING THE DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

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

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