Mata Da Corda

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Platinum, Diamond
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109553
MRDS ID M045635
Record type Site
Current site name Mata Da Corda
Alternate or previous names Mata Da Gorda, Sa. Da, Mts

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -45.39899, -17.69757 (WGS84)
Relative position W. OF SERRA DO ESPINHAGO, 90 MILES NE OF LAGOA FORMOSA

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 PLOTTED ABOUT THE CENTER OF THE MTN RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Diamond Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -45.39899, -17.69757

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: ALLUVIAL GRAVELS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tiros District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELEZKIJ, J., & GUIMARAES, BOL NO. 106, 1959, P. 81, P. 102

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936, P. 106

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 112

  • Deposit

    OLIVA AND VIEIRA, 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA PLATINA: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA BOLETIM 19, P. 10

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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