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Bocaina

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity 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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182485
MAS/MILS ID 3510230021
Record type Site
Current site name Bocaina

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -44.16146, -20.09279 (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
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -44.16146, -20.09279
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1000M
    Width 500M
    Area 150HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Strike And Dip E00N:
    Total Surface Area (HA) 150
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minero Do Brasil, Ltda
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Minas Do Paraopeba, S. A.
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Indicated 5000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 5000000mt ore
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 55 wt-pct Iron Trace 0
    Iron Fe 11.5 wt-pct Iron Trace 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRIZILIAN MIN ING: RELAXED GOV'T ATTITUD

  • Deposit

    THE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES; MIN. ENG., V. 25:1

  • Deposit

    P. 31-45.

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1953, MATERIALS SURVEY BAUXITE; COMPI

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY & USBM, IN BULL. OF AUG., 1953.

  • Deposit

    HADZERIGA, P., 1972, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF BRAZIL, INTERME

  • Deposit

    NO. 2, V. 2, P. 5-16.

  • Deposit

    FLEISCHER, R., & OLIVEIRA, V.P., 1969, BAUXITAS MARIANA AREA

  • Deposit

    QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MIN. MET., V. 50, NO. 295, P. 25-31.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8-11-75 DATA IS 1962 VINTAGE FROMUSGS PROF. PAPER 341-G. 76-RCD-040- KARSTIC TOPOGRAPHY 76-RCD-040- DISTRICT NAME-- QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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