Morro Do Niquel Mine

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Iron, Nickel
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182433
MAS/MILS ID 3510230082
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Do Niquel Mine
Alternate or previous names Pratapolis Nickel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -46.86571, -20.76418 (WGS84)

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
Iron Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -46.86571, -20.76418

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Morro Do Niquel
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia De Estanho Sao Joao Del Rei
    Interest 28
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 635
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF-PRIVATE SOURCE;RESERVE, PRODUCTION, COSTS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76-RCD 630- 1972 PROD.OF 217,680 TONNES-RESERVES:2,721,000 1973 PROD.OF 195,000 TONNES ORE.-1973 RES.GIVEN RCD 611. 76-RCD 651-ORE SMELTED IN 4800 KVA ELEC.FURNACE-PROD.IAP.OF TONNES FERRO-NICKEL CONC.GRADING 34 TO 42% NI. 76-RCD 020-MINE LOCATED NR. PRATAPOLIS,30 KM W OF PASSOS AND W OF THE FURNAS DAM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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