| Deposit ID | 10078076 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026231 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jangada |
| Geographic coordinates: | -44.08284, -20.08638 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 20 KM SW OF BELO HORIZONTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | +100 MESH: 67.0% FE, 0.10 P, 0.6% AL2O3, 1.7% SIO2. |
|---|
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Batatal Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series.;Gandarela Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series | ||||
| Rock description | Batatal Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series.;Gandarela Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation |
| Rock unit name | Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series |
| Rock description | Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series |
| (1) | -44.08284, -20.08638 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Complex Folding And Granitic Intrusions; Iron Formations Run In Bands Of Varying Widths And Cutting Across Quadrilatero From East To West And North To South; Thickness Ranges To Several Hundred Feet |
| Strike | N40E |
|---|---|
| Dip | SUBVERTICAL |
| Thickness | 120M |
| Length | 1000M |
| Depth to top | 180M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Belo Horizonte Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas S/A (Mbr) |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 80000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026231 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22S
SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 D, MBR: SKILLINGS' MINING REV., V. 62 , NO. 4 , P. 1 , 4 - 6
POMERENE, J.B., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BELO HORIZONTE, IBIRITE, AND MACACOS QUADRANGLES. MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-D, 84 P.
GOMES, J.C.M., 1986, AS MINAS DE AGUAS CLARAS, MUTUCA E PICO E OUTROS DEPOSITOS DE MINERIO DE FERRO NO QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V II, P. 65-76.
SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 D
ALVARADO, B., 1970 ; SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 D
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-74 | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-94 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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