| Deposit ID | 10158363 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Picarrao Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Catas Altas, Pico Picarro Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.43224, -20.08078 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| (1) | -43.43224, -20.08078 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Cvrd-Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 31745000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 31745000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 31745000mt 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 | 3510230081 |
WESSEL,FW,1973,BRAZIL CHAP.,US BUMINES MIN.YEARBOOK.1972,V.I
165.
MINING ENGINEERING,V.25,NO.11,NOV. 1973.PP.40-41.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 76-RCD-030-PICARRO MINE APPROX. 2 KM NW OF CATAS ALTAS & 1 E OF ITABIRA 76-RCD 151-SOME OF ORE IS ITABIRITE(44% FE) AND ABOUT ONE TH HIGH GRADE HEMATITE(66% FE).THE SOFT,COARSE GRAINED ITABIR BE CONCENTRATED BY GRAVITY WITH HUMPHREY SPIRALS-IT IS EXP THAT 1,814,000 TONNES OF CONCENTRATE CAN BE PROD.ANNUALLY 2,721,000 TONNES ORE.RESEARCH INTO POSSIBLE USE OF WET,HIG TENSITY MAGNETIC SEPERATION BEING CONDUCTED IN 1972. 76 -RCD 130- PICARRO MINE BEGAN PRODUCTION IN JUNE,1972. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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