Tamandua-Vilela-Moiroes Area.

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Zirconium, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065545
MRDS ID TC40891
Record type Site
Current site name Tamandua-Vilela-Moiroes Area.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -46.64093, -21.92662 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 16 KM SSW OF POCOS DE CALDAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais
Brazil Sao Paulo

Comments on the location information

  • 350 KM NW OF RIO DE JANEIRO; MOIROES IS 1.5 KM W OF TAMADUA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary
Uranium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Zircon Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Clay

Analytical data

Result TAMANDUA-VILELA
Result VEIN CONC. (11 SAMPLES), 0.49% EU ELUVIAL CONC. (2 SAMPLES): 0.51% EU
Result MOIROES: ELUVIAL (15 SAMPLES): 0.55% EU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Alkalic Volcanic Rock > Phonolite
    Rock unit name Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Intrusive
    Rock description Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Intrusive

Nearby scientific data

(1) -46.64093, -21.92662

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name N TAMANDUA AREA
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N20W}N-N50E}
    Dip }65W}
    Length 1200M
  • Name VILELA AREA
    General form LENTICULAR
    Dip }65W}
    Length 1400M
  • Name MOIROES
    General form LENTICULAR
    Dip }65W}
    Length 800M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pocos De Caldas Plateau

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Contractors.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Companhia Geral De Minas, Subsidary Of Byington (1950'S).

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY 0: BLEBS AND PODS UP TO 4 CM IN DIAMETER. LENGTH OF ZONE WITH ISOLATED OUTCROPS LESS THAN 100 M LONG. ORE BODY 1: VEINS 30 M LONG IN ZONE GIVEN ABOVE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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