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Gongo Socco Mine

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Gold, Manganese, Silver, Platinum, Zirconium, Copper, Palladium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103650
MRDS ID M045628
Record type Site
Current site name Gongo Socco Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.58478, -19.95443 (WGS84)
Relative position W - SW BELLO - HORIZONTE 23 AIR MILES ; SIX MILES SE OF CAETHE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ON ANALYSIS OF GONGO SOCCO BULLION, PERCENTAGES OF SILVER AND PLATINUM DECREASED WHILE THOSE OF COPPER AND PALLADIUM INCREASED WITH DEPTH

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Rutile Ore
Tourmaline Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result PD 3.89%-4.80%, PT. 0.04%-0.12% OF THE BULLION
Result SCATTERED SAMPLINGS GAVE PD 4%, PT 2 TO 4%
Result ONE LBSAMPLE UNREFINED GOLD, AG=5.14%, PD=4.28%, CU=2.84%, PT=.076% (HUSSAK 1906)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.58478, -19.95443
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form NARROW HANDS, SEAMS

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: ITABIRITES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1826-1856

Mining district

District name Municipio De Sta. Barbara

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, P. 53

  • Deposit

    MILLER AND SINGEWALD, 1919, P. 156

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, H.K., 1903, GOLD-FIELD MINAS GERAES, BRAZIL: P. 422

  • Deposit

    GODOY & COELHO, 1947, RECURSOS MINERAIS

  • Deposit

    5) QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG, STUTTGART, P. 115

  • Deposit

    6) OLIVA E VIEIRA, 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA PLATINA: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BOLETIM 19, P. 3

  • Deposit

    7) HUSSAK, 1906, O PALLADIO E A PLATINA NO BRASIL:ANNAES DA ESCOLA DE MINAS DE OURO PRETO, NO. 8, P. 94

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Balcom, Raymond H. U.S. Geological Survey

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