| Deposit ID | 10279904 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Piao |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.62395, -20.08078 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1150 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -43.62395, -20.08078 |
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| Strike | N60E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 90N | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230054 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 8-75 THE DATA IS ALL FROM USGS PROF. PAPER 341-I, P.36-38. T IS EXPOSED IN A TRUNCATED CONE RISING 70 METERS ABOVE THE SU ING ROCK. THE ORE IS HARD HIGH GRADE HEMATITE, 99% PURE. 200 ARE EXPOSED ABOVE GROUND. BELOW GROUND, THERE ARE AN ESTIMAT 80000 T. PER METER DEPTH. THIS ISPROJECTED TO 50 M. FOR THE NO MAJOR BODY IN THE REGION HAD BEEN FOUND TO TERMINATE DOWN 1965, THOUGH SOME WERE DRILLED PAST 200 M, SO 50 M IS CONSER MORE EXPLORATION WAS NEEDED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Wor | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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