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Camaqua

Producer in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084874
MRDS ID W700095
Record type Site
Current site name Camaqua
Alternate or previous names Camagua, Sector Urugua I, Sector Sao Luiz, Veins Sao Julio, Barnabe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.39905, -30.78069 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 70 KM SOUTH OF CACAPAUA DO SUL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Sul(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Sul

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Marica Formation;Cacapava Granite;Camaqua Group
    Rock description Marica Formation;Cacapava Granite;Camaqua Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Group;Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Group;Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Group;Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Group;Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Group
    Rock description Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Group;Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Group;Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Group;Member Vargas Da Formation Arroio Dos Norbres, Bom Jardin Grou

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.39905, -30.78069
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Graben (Zona Mediana Do Escudo Sul-Rio Grandense) Trending Ne.
Type of structure Local
Structure description N20-30e Faults Parallel To Graben, N50-70w Faults (Mineralized).

Ore body information

  • Name SECTOR URUGUAI
    Strike N60-80W, N50-70W}N10W-25W, N50-60W
    Dip 70-80NE, 50-70W}70-80NE, 70-80NE, 70-90W, 70-80SW
    Length 600M
    Width 900M
    Depth to bottom 700M
  • Name SECTOR SAO LUIS
    Strike N60-80W, N50-70W}N10W-25W, N50-60W
    Dip 70-80NE, 50-70W}70-80NE, 70-80NE, 70-90W, 70-80SW
    Length 700M
    Width 90M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1865
Discoverer English Gold Prospectors.
Year of first production 1888

Mining district

District name Rio Gran Do Sul

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bruxelas A Societe Anonime Des Mines Se Cuiure De Camaquan
    First year 1900
    Last year 1928
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Companhia De Estradas De Ferro E Mina Sao Jeronimo (Minas Do Camaqua)
    First year 1928
    Last year 1935
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Servicio De Fomento Da Producao Mineral
    First year 1937
    Last year 1939
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Companhia Industrias Eletro-Quimicas Ltd.
    First year 1939
    Last year 1942
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Companhia Brasileira Do Cobre
    First year 1942
    Last year 1974
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Grupo Pignatori-Fenoceamento De Insumos Basic
    First year 1974

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Period Up To 1984
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.94-1.37% Cu, 0.3-0.5 G/Mt Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1985
    Material ORE(1)
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.67% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1985
    Material CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.49% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 0wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • CU IS CONTAINED METAL IN ASSOCIATED ORE. ORE(1) CAME FROM OPEN PIT AND THEY MOVED 3,706,000 MT OF WASTE. ORE (2) IS FROM UNDERGORUND.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 13605000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Total resources 280000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.74 wt-pct Copper Major 1944
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Total resources 3140000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.48 wt-pct Copper Major 1965
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Total resources 5280000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.11 wt-pct Copper Major 1968
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 7900000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.49 wt-pct Copper Major 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 12700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.95 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 18000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.55 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 27600000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.27 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 30800000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.06 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 7074000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.53 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 1312000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.94 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 5987000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.09 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 1615000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE 1944 TO 1978 ESTIMATES MADE BY VARIOUS INVESTIGATIONS. ORE (1), OPEN-PIT ORE, SECTOR URUGUAI; ORE (2), UNDERGROUND SECTOR SAO LUIZ; ORE (3), UNDERGROUND SECTOR URUGUAI; ORE (4), ORE LEFT IN OLD WORKINGS AND MATERIAL AROUND OPEN-PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HIGGINS, J.K., EDS., 1980, INTERNATIONAL MINERALS/METALS REVIEW, 2ND ED.,: WASHINGTON, D.C., MCGRAW-HILL PUBLICATIONS, P. 231.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, DEC., 1976, P. 527, 533-535.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JAN., 1987.

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN: SCHOBBENHAUS, C., D. DE A . CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000.

  • Deposit

    TEIXEIRA, G., AND GONZALEZ, M., 1988, MINAS DO CAMAQUA, MUNICIPIO DE CACAPAVA DO SUL, R.S., IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 33-41.

  • Production

    TEIXEIRA AND GONZALEZ (1988).

  • Reserve-Resource

    HIGGINS, 1980. TEIXEIRA AND GONZALEZ (1988).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRINCIPAL STRUCTURES N60-80W AND N50-70W, AND FORM BRECCIATED STOCKWORK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 14-JUL-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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