Pico Do Itabirito

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. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182573
MAS/MILS ID 3510230055
Record type Site
Current site name Pico Do Itabirito
Alternate or previous names Pico Do Itabrito

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.86565, -20.23498 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500

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
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.86565, -20.23498

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner St. John Del Rey Mining Co
    Year 1975

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8-6-75 BEST DESCRIPTION IS FROM 1961, USGS PROF PAPER 341-F. IS THE SOURCE OF THE MATRIX DATA. THE MINING THEN WAS DONE B AND 10-TON TRUCKS TRANSPORTED ORE ON A ROAD WITH UP TO 10% G

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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