| Deposit ID | 10158260 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aquas Claras |
| Alternate or previous names | Aguas Claras |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.90505, -19.94939 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -43.90505, -19.94939 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1750M | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 3220M | ||||||||||||||||
| Width | 270M | ||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1973 |
| Milling method | Magnetic |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas S. A. (Mbr) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empreendimentos Brasileiros De Minera - Cao S. A. (Ebm) |
| Interest | 51 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. John D'El Rey Mining Comp. Ltd. |
| Interest | 49 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 297430000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 297430000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 297430000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 108000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 108000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 108000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230003 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, 6/93, P. 36.
SKILLINGS, JR., D.N., MBR'S AGUAS CLARA IRON ORE PROJECT IN
BRAZIL, SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, JANUARY, 1973, VOL. 62,
NO. 2, PP 10-28.
WORLD MINING, AGUAS CLARAS; NEW HIGH GRADE IRON ORE, VOL. 27
OCTOBER, 1974, PP 62-65.
SKILLINGS, JR., D.N., MBR SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF IRON
ORE IN BRAZIL, SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, JUNE, 1978,
E/MJ, AGUAS CLARA: PROGRAMMED GROWTH TO 25 MILLION TONS OF
ORE, NOVEMBER, 1975, PP 120-124.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, MBR NEARING COMPLETION OF AGUAS
CLARAS IRON ORE PROJECT, SEPTEMBER, 1973.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, MBR IRON ORE SHIPMENTS TO EXPAND
FURTHER IN FISCAL 1981, APRIL, 1980.
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341.D, 1958, GEOLOGY OF BELO
HORIZONTE, IBIRITE AND MACACOS QUADRANGLES, PP D47-D53.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-SEP-94 | Bolis | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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