Germano

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078073
MRDS ID W026228
Record type Site
Current site name Germano

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.48227, -20.21415 (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
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORES HAVE NO TI, CU, PB, ZN, AS, BI, SB, AND SN; MAIN IMPURITIES ARE SILICA, ALUMINA, PHOSPHOROUS, AND SULFUR BUT ALL IN AMOUNTS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS

Analytical data

Result HIGH GRADE HEMATITE, MORE THAN 64 PERCENT FE
Result SILICEOUS HEMATITE, 60 - 64 PERCENT FE
Result ITABIRITE, 35 - 60 PERCENT FE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.48227, -20.21415

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Agua - Quente - Mariana Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Belgo - Mineira

Comments on the production information

  • PLANS ARE TO SUPPLY 10 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ORE ANNUALLY FOR A SLURRY PIPELINE WHICH WILL TRANSPORT IT TO THE COAST. PROBABLY TO START IN 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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