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Bicalho

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105314
MRDS ID TC39243
Record type Site
Current site name Bicalho
Alternate or previous names Ore Bodies: Cata Funda and Bahu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.82117, -20.01332 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est +/- 30 Sec., Est +/- 30 Sec., Est +/- 30 Sec.

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
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization, Carbonitization, Chloritization (Inner To Outer Zones)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Lapa Seca, Nova Lima Group, Rio Das Valhas Series;Lapa Seca, Nova Lima Series, Rio Das Velhas Series
    Rock description Lapa Seca, Nova Lima Group, Rio Das Valhas Series;Lapa Seca, Nova Lima Series, Rio Das Velhas Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.82117, -20.01332
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Year of first production 1940
Year of last production 1946

Mining district

District name Nova Lima District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner St. John Del Rey Mining Co.
    First year 1925
    Last year 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIEIRA, F.W.R., AND OLIVEIRA, G.A.I. DE, 1988, GEOLOGIA DO DISTRITO AURIFERO DE NOVA LIMA, MINAS GERAIS: PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, EDS., P. 378-391.

  • Deposit

    GAIR, J.E., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NOVA LIMA AND RIO ACIMA QUADRANGLES, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-A, 67 P.

  • Deposit

    VIEIRA, F.W.R., 1991, TEXTURES AND PROCESSES OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION IN THE NOVA LIMA GROUP, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, IN BRAZIL GOLD '91, E.A. LADEIRA, ED.: BALKEMA, ROTTERDAM, P. 319-325.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GAIR (1962)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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