Germano Deposit

Prospect 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. 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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207233
MAS/MILS ID 3510230038
Record type Site
Current site name Germano Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.49894, -20.01829 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown
Iron Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.49894, -20.01829

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 50HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Capanema Quad.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Siderurgica Belgo-Mineira
    Interest 100
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 50HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAXWELL, C.H., 1972, GEOL. SUR. PROF. PAPER 341-J: U.S.G.S.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JULY 24, 1975: MUCH OF THE BAUXITE AT GERMANO, APPEARS TO HA FORMED FROM ALLUVIAL MATERIAL RATHER THAN FROM LATERITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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