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Alvorada De Minas

Unknown in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Chromium
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  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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303998
MAS/MILS ID 3510230085
Record type Site
Current site name Alvorada De Minas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -43.33224, -19.6642 (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
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -43.33224, -19.6642
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1979
Milling method Handsort

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Companhia Rada De Mineracao Ltda.
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROPERTY WAS INCLUDED IN 1980 DATA COLLECTION CONTRACT WITH GOLDER ASSOCIATES. ENDED UP NOT BEING USED IN THE 1981-1982 ANALYSIS. WAS A SMALL (300 MT/YR) SURFACE MINING OPERATION WITH ONLY SORTING OF ORE PRIOR TO SALE. DIRT ROAD AND NO OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE. LIKELY NOT PRODUCING NOW AND NOT CONSIDERED IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN FUTURE STUDIES (1992).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLDER ASSOCIATES DEPOSIT REPORT. AUG. 21, 1981. (FROM

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION WITH BRAZILIAN CONSULTANT).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT SAID TO BE ABOUT 600 M LONG, 40-50 M WIDE, AND HAVE A THICKNESS OF UP TO 10 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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