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Cata Branca

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105315
MRDS ID TC39247
Record type Site
Current site name Cata Branca
Alternate or previous names Mina Cata Branca, Sumidouro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.85256, -20.22026 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Moeda Formation, Minas Series;Moeda Formation, Minas Series
    Rock description Moeda Formation, Minas Series;Moeda Formation, Minas Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.85256, -20.22026
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ouro Preto District, Itabirito District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Count Lingares Sold To Dr. Cliffe, Sold To Brazilian Co. (1833)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Count Linhares Sold To Dr. Cliffe, Sold To Brazilian Co. (1833)

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

    WALLACE, R.M., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PICO DE ITABIRITO DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-F, 68 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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