Morro Agudo

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Iron
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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. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304308
MAS/MILS ID 3510230044
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Agudo
Alternate or previous names 3800 75

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.22394, -19.88079 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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 Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.22394, -19.88079

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    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 Yes

Mining district

District name Monlevade

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Siderurgica Belgo-Mineria (Csbm)
    Year 1975

Comments on the ownership information

  • CONTAINS TWO OREBODIES. PREVIOUS COMPANY NAME WAS: ST. JOHN DEL REY MINING CO.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7-29-75 MATRIX INFORMATION IS FROM USGS PROF. PAPER 341-E, P THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE DATA IS 1961. PRODUCTION HAD NOT BEGUN, AND EXPLORATION WAS ON GOING. THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO BODIES IN THE DEPOSIT, AND DATA FOR BOTH ARE COMBINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-95 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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