Periquito

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Iron, Gold, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081069
MRDS ID W032768
Record type Site
Current site name Periquito
Alternate or previous names Piriquito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.25088, -19.62333 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 80 KM NE OF BELO HORIZONTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Comments on the location information

  • USED PIRIQUITO MINE SYMBOL ON DORR AND BARBOSA (1963)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Gold Secondary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Gold Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Martite Ore
Quartz Gangue

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)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Nova Lima Group, Rio Das Velhas Series;Caraca Group, Minas Series;Piracicaba Group, Minas Series
    Rock description Nova Lima Group, Rio Das Velhas Series;Caraca Group, Minas Series;Piracicaba Group, Minas Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Chronological age 2250
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.25088, -19.62333

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Dip Slope

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N
    Dip E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1976

Mining district

District name Itabira District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Acos Especiaes Do Itabira, Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce ).
    First year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • UP TO 1963 MINED SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF CANGA AND RUBBLE ORE. MINED IN 1976-1979 BY COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Total resources 61000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 67 wt-pct Iron Major 1963
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Total resources 84000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 67 wt-pct Iron Major 1963
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Total resources 129000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 44 wt-pct Iron Major 1963

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DORR AND BARBOSA, 1963.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO SYSTEMATIC OR ORDERLY MINING OPERATIONS TO 1963.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIP SLOPE, ITABIRITE, AND ORE ZONE (50 METERS THICK) ARE PARALLEL IN PART OF MINE. OLD GOLD ADITS IN CENTRAL PART OF THE AREA. MN OCCURRENCES OUTSIDE AREA WITH CALCULATED RESERVES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-80 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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