Vargem Dos Oculos

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Aluminum, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  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 10182790
MAS/MILS ID 3510230071
Record type Site
Current site name Vargem Dos Oculos

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.95725, -20.03919 (WGS84)
Elevation 1350

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.95725, -20.03919

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Length 200M
    Width 300M
    Area 18HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 18
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Mining district

District name Macacos Quadrangle

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner The St. John Del Rey Mining Co.
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 18HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JULY 22, 1975: TYPE OF DEFORMATION: FORMED BENEATH FERRUGINO OUTWASH FROMTHE RIDGES OF THE IRON FORMATIONS TOWARD THE END PERIOD OF PINEPLANATION.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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