| Deposit ID | 10207111 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mutuca |
| Alternate or previous names | Mutuca Ii |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.96565, -19.91419 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -43.96565, -19.91419 |
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| Length | 1200M | ||||||||||||||||
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| Width | 270M | ||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineracoes Brazileiras Reunida S. A. (Mbr) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empreendimentos Brazileiras De Minera - Coa S. A. (Ebh) |
| Interest | 51 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. John D'El Reg Mining Comp. Ltd. |
| Interest | 49 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 70000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 70000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 70000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 60200000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 60200000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230049 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.
SKILLINGS, JR., DAVID N., MBR SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF
IRON ORE IN BRAZIL, SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, JUNE 3, 1978
MINERACOES BRAILEIRAS REUNIDAS, S.A., MBR - PHASE II,
COMPANY BROCHURE, 1980.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE OCCURS IN THE PRECAMBRIAN IRON-FORMATION, THE CAUE ITABIRITE. IT FORMED BY REPLACEMENT BY HEMATITE DURING METAMORPHISM AND FOLDING. THE MUTUCA MINE HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR ABOUT TWENTY YEARS, PRODUCING HIGH GRADE IRON ORES FOR THE STEELMAKING INDUSTRY. ALTHOUGH MOST OF ITS LUMPY ORE WAS USED UP TO THE RECENT PAST IN BLAST FURNACES, PRACTICALLY ALL OF THE PRESENT PRODUCTION IS BEING DELIVERED WORLDWIDE FOR THE MAKING OF SPONGE IRON BY DIRECT REDUCTION PLANTS. THE ORE IS TRANSPORTED BY TRUCK 11 MILES TO A RAIL FACILITY WHICH TRANSPORTS THE ORE TO THE PORT OF RIO FOR EXPORT. SOME ORE IS SHIPPED DIRECTLY BY RAIL TO THE COSIPA STEEL WORKS IN SAO PAULO. AN ESTIMATED 50-60% OF THE IRON ORE IS USED DOMESTICALLY BY THE COSIPA STEEL WORKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-AUG-1994 | Bolis | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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