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Luis Soares Mine

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064768
MRDS ID TC39252
Record type Site
Current site name Luis Soares Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.61006, -19.94471 (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

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG NORTH SLOPES OF SERRA GERAL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Nova Lima Group;Nova Lima Group;Nova Lima Group
    Rock description Nova Lima Group;Nova Lima Group;Nova Lima Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.61006, -19.94471
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Cambotas Thrust Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caete District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Departamento Nacional Da Producao Mineral (Dnpm)
    First year 1945

Comments on the production information

  • MINED EARLY PART OF 19TH CENTURY; DNPM'S EXPLORATION SUGGESTED LOW GRADES IN WALL ROCK AND VEIN IN 1945.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS ABOUT 600 M IN AGGREGATE LENGTH

Comments on development

  • DNPM DRILLED AREA IN 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIEIRA, F.W.R., AND OLIVEIRA, G.A.I. DE, 1988, GEOLOGIA DO DISTRITO AURIFERO DE NOVA LIMA, MINAS GERAIS: PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, EDS., P. 378-391.

  • Deposit

    MOORE, S.L., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTONIO DOS SANTOS, GONGO SOCO AND CONCEICAO DO RIO ACIMA QUADRANGLES; MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-I, 50 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MOORE (1969)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN OCCURS IN THRUST PLANE AND IS STRONGLY SHEARED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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