| Deposit ID | 10078077 |
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| MRDS ID | W026232 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mina Do Pico |
| Alternate or previous names | Pico Do Itabirito, Pico |
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.88228, -20.24748 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 35 MI SSE 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 |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | + 100 MESH (29.7% OF ORE): 62.1% FE, 0.05% P, 1.4% AL2O3, 1.3% SIO2. |
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| 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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Minas Series | ||||||||
| Rock description | Minas Series | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation |
| Rock unit name | Cave Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series |
| Rock description | Cave Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series |
| (1) | -43.88228, -20.24748 |
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| 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 |
| Thickness | 190M |
|---|---|
| Length | 1000M |
| Depth to top | 200M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| District name | Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Congonhas Area |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas S/A (Mbr) |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas S/A(Mbr) |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 180000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 135000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026232 |
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.
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, GOMES (1986).
SKILLINGS, D. N., JR, 1973 D; ALVARADO, B., 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA UNDER STUDY BY SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA TO DETERMINE RESERVES, QUALITY OF ORE, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ZONES OF INTEREST, MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND GENESIS IN AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | First Production Year: 1952 (MANUAL PRODUCTION); 1964 (MECHANIZED) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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