Pedreira Brancal Lead-Zinc

Occurrence in Sao Paulo, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069011
MRDS ID W002293
Record type Site
Current site name Pedreira Brancal Lead-Zinc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.74902, -24.06409 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sao Paulo(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Sao Paulo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.74902, -24.06409

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    R.H. NAGELL AND M.G. WHITE, 1974, LEAD-ZINC RESOURCES IN BRAZIL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOST ROCK IS A UNIT OF THE SAO ROQUE GROUP. SOME FRAGMENTS OF GALENA ARE FOUND IN OVERLYING CONGLOMERATE OF THE TUBARAO GROUP OF PERMO-CARBONIFEROUS (380-345 M.Y.). AGE OF ORE IS DEVONIAN (360 PLUS OR MINUS 40 M.Y.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Warfle, Thomas M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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