Minas Gerais

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Beryllium
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182762
MAS/MILS ID 3510230129
Record type Site
Current site name Minas Gerais
Alternate or previous names Doce River Province

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -40.99889, -18.99749 (WGS84)
Elevation 625
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alexandrite Unknown
Amblygonite Unknown
Aquamarine Unknown
Beryl Unknown
Chrysoberyl Unknown
Columbite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Kunzite Unknown
Lepidolite Unknown
Morganite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Spodumene Unknown
Tantalite Unknown
Topaz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Garnet Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -40.99889, -18.99749

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Date of Last Modification 851226

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1920
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Handsort

Mining district

District name Doce River

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Private Owners
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • FINAL PRODUCT IS BERYL ORE CONCENTRATE AT 10 PCT BEO.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Measured 10736000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10736000mt ore
    Total resources 10736000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Beryllium Be 0.0051 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 3
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 365
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.48
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 4
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 26
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.69
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 275
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO 1981, BRASILIA, DNPM.

  • Deposit

    ISSA, A.; MOURA, O.; FANTON, J.; 1980. RECONHECIMENTO DE

  • Deposit

    PEGMATITOS DA PROVINCIA ORINETAL BRASILEIRO ENTRE AIMORES E

  • Deposit

    ITAMBACURI - MG. ANAIS DO XXXI CONGRESSO BRASILIERO DE

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIA, BALNEARIO DE CABORIU, SC. PP. 1552.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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