Mina Grande

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068994
MRDS ID W002276
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Grande

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.21093, -15.04072 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 11 KM WNW OF ITACARAMBI.

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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Descloizite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Willemite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitization, Silicification

Analytical data

Result CHIP SAMPLE: 25.4% PB, 26.1% ZN
Result GRAB SAMPLE: 15.3% PB, 26.7% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Bambui Group
    Rock description Bambui Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Chronological age 595

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.21093, -15.04072

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name SOUTH SPLIT
    Strike N20W}N70W
    Dip }STEEP
    Thickness 10M
    Length 50M
  • Name MAIN FRACTURE ZONE
    Dip }STEEP
    Thickness 15M
    Length 180M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1938

Mining district

District name 650 M

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Capitao Lelio Graca )
    First year 1939

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1957
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 20 wt-pct Zinc Major 1957
    Lead Pb 20 wt-pct Lead Major 1957

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) MEASURED IN VOLUME 180 X 10 X 1 METERS; ORE INDICATED IN SAME ZONE TO 5 M DEPTH.

Comments on the workings information

  • MAINLY SURFACE, 10 M SHAFT (1957).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURE ZONE (DEPOSIT 0). ZONE BIFURCATES AT WEST END. OVER AND NEAR MINERALIZED ZONE ARE MANTO-LIKE MASSES OF SILICA (350 SQ METERS, 1 M THICK); SILICIFICATION OF 6000 SW METERS AND UP TO 5 M THICK.
Deposit AGE OF THE ORE IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-74 Warfle, Thomas M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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