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Fazendao Mine

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Aluminum, Iron
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158476
MAS/MILS ID 3510230035
Record type Site
Current site name Fazendao Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.41564, -20.14748 (WGS84)
Elevation 900

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
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown
Iron Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.41564, -20.14748
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 300M
    Width 200M
    Area 64HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 64
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santa Rita District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 64HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 6
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAXWELL, H.C., 1972, GEOL. SUR. PROF. PAPER 341-J: U.S.G.S.

  • Deposit

    GOV. PRIN. OFF., PP.2-4, 27-28, 65-66.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JULY 24, 1975: CANGA OVERLIES THETERTIARY SEDIMENTS OF THE I BASIN AND MAY OVERLIE OTHER SMALL AREAS OF THE TERTIARY AND HAR Y SEDIMENTS. CANGA IS GRADATIONAL INTO ALL TYPES OF SURF DEPOSITS- SOIL, GRAVEL, CONGLOMERATE, LATERITE, BAUXITE- AND ITAZARITE AND HEMATITE. THE DEPOSIT IS CRESCENTIC AND THICK

Reporter information

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

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