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Capanema

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Iron
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  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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084862
MRDS ID W700080
Record type Site
Current site name Capanema
Alternate or previous names Ouro Fino South

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.617, -20.18692 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 46 KM SE 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

  • LOCATION IS ARBITRARY POINT ON SOUTH SIDE OF SERRA DO OURO FINO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SEE GUIMARAES AND OTHERS (1986) FOR ANALYSES OF PRODUCTS BY GRAIN SIZE.

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 > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Batatal Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series;Moe Da Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series
    Rock description Batatal Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series;Moe Da Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • 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) -43.617, -20.18692
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ouro Fino Syncline

Ore body information

  • Length 2500M
    Width 700M
    Depth to top 150M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quadrilatero Ferrifero (Central Part)

Ownership information

  • Type Joint Venture Owner
    Owner Minas De Serra Geral S/A
    First year 1976
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Companhia Valedo Rio Doce (Cvrd)
    Interest 51
    First year 1976
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Kawasaki Steel Corp.
    Interest 24.5
    First year 1976
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Other Japanese Companies
    Interest 24.5
    First year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 356000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 63.5 wt-pct Iron Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 356859000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 62 wt-pct Iron Major 1986

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OVERBURDEN IN THE AREA AVERAGES 70-80 FEET.
  • 63% OF THE RESERVE TONNAGE IS CLASSIFIED AS HEMATITE TYPE A ORE WITH A GRADE OF 64.4% FE AND 2.0% SIO2. 25% OF THE RESERVE TONNAGE IS CLASSIFIED AS HEMATITE TYPE B ORE WITH A GRADE OF 61.65% FE AND 7.0% SIO2. THE REMAINING 12% OF THE RESERVE TONNAGE IS CLASSIFIED AS "SOFT" ITABIRITE ORE WITH A GRADE OF 57.4% FE AND 15% SIO2.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OPEN PIT

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE MINE SINCE JULY, 1982.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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