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Morro Do Cruzeiro

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Aluminum
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207293
MAS/MILS ID 3510230015
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Do Cruzeiro

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.49894, -20.37248 (WGS84)
Elevation 1215

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.49894, -20.37248
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ouro Preto District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Aluminio De Minas Gerais, S. A.
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    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

    PG.31-45.

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMIN

  • Deposit

    OURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL.1228.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD 020 CO HQ UNKNOWN 75-RCD 080 DEP IS BAUXITE OVER SCHIST PROTORE 75-RCD 130 MINING RATE UNKNOWN 75-RCD 160 DEST IS FABRICATION PLANT AT SAO PAULO, S.P. 75-RCD 080 OTHER ORE CONTROL IS PHYSIOGRAPHY 75-RCD 140 DEST IS ALUMINA PLANT-REFINERY AT SARAMENHA, M.G. 75-1963 CAP 28000 MT ALUMINA, 1400 MT ALUMINUM 75-1972 PROD 46061 MT ALUMINA, 23024 MT ALUMINUM 75-PLAN TO INCREASE ALUMINA CAPACITY TO 80000 MTPY. 75-PRESENT CAPACITIES UNKNOWN 75-RCD 020 OPER IS OWNED BY ALCAN ANO STATE OF MINAS GERAIS 75-RCD 110-RESERVE FIGURE IS FOR THE MORRO DE CRUZEIRO DEP.O ESTIMATES OF RES.IN THE OURO PRETO AREA ARE 15,000,000 MT PL

Reporter information

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

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