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Campo De Agostinho Basin

Prospect in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Molybdenum, Titanium, Vanadium, Zirconium
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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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157855
MAS/MILS ID 3510230018
Record type Site
Current site name Campo De Agostinho Basin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -46.1657, -19.79751 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200

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
Molybdenum Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Unknown
Vanadinite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -46.1657, -19.79751
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 3M
    Area 20HA
    Depth to top 150M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N55W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 30
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 7
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1948

Mining district

District name Campo Agostinho

Land status

Ownership category Municipality

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Brazilian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Comissao Nacional De Energia Nuclear C. N. E. N.
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACIEL,A.C.,CRUZ,PR,1973 PERFIL ANALITICO DO URANIO,DNPM,BOL

  • Deposit

    .,BRASIL

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART-ONC P-28 USAF SCALE 1:1,000,000

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOLYBDENUM IS FOUND ASSOCIATED WITH URANIUM, ZIRCON, PYRITE, AN ITE IN A LARGE AREA,50 HECT. DEPOSITS NEVER WORKED ON BUT PR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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