Braco Do Norte Lead Deposit

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Lead, Copper

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	10069028
MRDS ID	W002310
Record type	Site
Current site name	Braco Do Norte Lead Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-39.83223, -15.69762 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Bahia

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Galena	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-39.83223, -15.69762	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002310

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	ORE MINERALIZED DURING PRECAMBRIAN (1490 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.