Agua Limpa

Unknown in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Manganese
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303962
MAS/MILS ID 3510230075
Record type Site
Current site name Agua Limpa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.24283, -20.95746 (WGS84)
Elevation 820

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
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.24283, -20.95746

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953
Year of first production 1956

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 7045 TONS OF MANGANESE AT 34% MN.(MN ORE). ALL MINI BY HAND METHODS (UP TO 1958). STATUS AFTER 1958 IS UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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