Mina Panelas

Producer in Parana, Brazil with commodities Lead, Silver
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. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206624
MAS/MILS ID 3510290001
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Panelas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -48.99901, -24.6974 (WGS84)
Elevation 600

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parana(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Parana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -48.99901, -24.6974

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip S46W:
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 50
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1943
Year of first production 1960

Mining district

District name Ribeira

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Plumbum S. A. - Industria Brasileira De Mineracao
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mineracao Lageado
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 118000mt ore
    Demonstrated 118000mt ore
    Total resources 118000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.4 wt-pct Lead Trace 1973
    Silver Ag 64.5 g/mt Silver Trace 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Capacity 180
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING: RELAXED GOVT ATTITUDE

  • Deposit

    THE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MIN. ENG., V.2

  • Deposit

    PP. 31-45.

  • Deposit

    ROCHE, A.J.D., 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DO CHUMBO: DNPM BOLETI

  • Deposit

    RIO DE JANEIRO, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 25, 1975: GUARANYS, M.Y., AND VELASCO, A.I., 1949, AR

  • Deposit

    FEROUS GALENA MINE OF PANELAS DE BREJAUVAS [PORT.]: D.N.P.M.

  • Deposit

    FOM. PROD. MIN., BOL. NO. BY, MAPS, TABLES, PLATES, 116 P.

  • Deposit

    DOURADO ROCHA, A.J., 1973, AMALYTICAL PROFILE OF LEAD [PORT.

  • Deposit

    P.M., MIN. MIN. ENER., BOL. NO.8, MAPS, TAB., 74 P.

  • Deposit

    BASIC DOCUMENT, 1970, CONTRIBUTION TO THE GEO-ECONOMIC DEVEL

  • Deposit

    OF SAD PAOLO AND PARANA [PORT.]: D.N.P.M., MIN. MIN. ENER.,

  • Deposit

    PUB. NO. 10, 111 P. (AUTHOR: PINTO COELHO, FRANCISCO DAS CHA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD 020 COMPANY HQ LOCATION UNKNOWN 75-RCD 020 OPER IS SUBSIDIARY OF PLUMBUM, S.A., SAO PAULO, S 75-RCD 020 PLUMBUM, S.A. IS SUB OF PENAROYYA, S.A. 75-RCD 050 PROPERTY OPERATED PRE-1961 75-RCD 061 OTHER REL TO ORE IS "WITHIN 7 KM OF ORE" 75-RCD 061 OTHER REL TO ORE IS "WITHIN 7 KM OF ORE" 75-RCD 080 DEP IS NEAR VERTICAL FISSURE VEIN DETAILS NOT AVA 75-RCD 101 RESERVE DATA FROM ROCHA,1973 75-RCD 152 SILVER RECOVERY-ABOUT 2 MTPM FROM REFINERY, PLUS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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