Pocos De Caldas

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Zirconium, Uranium, Niobium (Columbium), Molybdenum, Thorium, REE, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Controls for ore emplacement
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001615
MRDS ID W002328
Record type District
Current site name Pocos De Caldas
Alternate or previous names Pocinhos Area (East-Central Part of Plateau), Cascata Area (West-Central Part), South-Central Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -46.56569, -21.91415 (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
Zirconium Critical Primary
Uranium Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Thorium Secondary
REE Critical Secondary
Iron Secondary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -46.56569, -21.91415

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner COMPANHIA GERAL DE MINAS
  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANHIA GERAL DE MINAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOLBERT, G.E., 1966, THE URANIFEROUS ZIRCONIUM DEPOSITS OF THE POCOS DE CALDAS PLATEAU, BRAZIL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-C28

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, C., CAMPOS, D. DE A., DERZE, G.R., ASMUS, H.E., EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.

  • Deposit

    LEONARDOS, O.H., 1956, CARBONATITES IN BRASIL: DFPM AVULSO 80.

  • Deposit

    FERREIRA, E.O., 1972, TECTONIC MAP OF BRAZIL- EXPLANATORY NOTE: DNPM BOLETIM 1.

  • Deposit

    TOLBERT, G.E., 1966, THE URANIFEROUS ZIRCONIUM DEPOSITS OF THE POCOS DE CALDAS PLATEAU: BRAZIL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-C28.

Beyond USGS

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