Fazenda Trairas Lead-Zinc

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10069015
MRDS ID	W002297
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fazenda Trairas Lead-Zinc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-47.09903, -17.56425 (WGS84)

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
Barium-Barite Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Barite	Ore
Galena	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-47.09903, -17.56425	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002297

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 BAMBUI GROUP. ORE MINERALIZED DURING PRECAMBRIAN (786 PLUS OR MINUS 30 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.