Barao De Cocais

Prospect in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255457
MAS/MILS ID 3510230106
Record type Site
Current site name Barao De Cocais

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.39894, -19.86419 (WGS84)

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
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.39894, -19.86419

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mineracao Hime
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 499900000mt ore
    Total resources 499900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 50 wt-pct Iron Major 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JAN. 1979, P. 101.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JAN. 1978, P. 73.

  • Deposit

    ANON., CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, BRAZIL, MINING ANNUAL RE-

  • Deposit

    VIEW-1978, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, 1978, P. 381.

  • Deposit

    DORR, J. V. N., II, NATURE AND ORIGIN OF THE HIGH-GRADE

  • Deposit

    HEMATITE ORES OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,

  • Deposit

    V. 60, NO. 1, P. 1-46.

  • Deposit

    POMERENE, J. B., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BELO

  • Deposit

    HORIZONTE, ITABIRITE, AND MARCOS QUADRANGLE, MINAS

  • Deposit

    GERAIS, BRAZIL, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 341,

  • Deposit

    PT. D, P. D1-D80.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1995 Keller / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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