Mina Do Cantinho Lead-Zinc

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068998
MRDS ID W002280
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Do Cantinho Lead-Zinc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.60843, -15.57404 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 13 KM WSW OF JANUARIA.

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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Bambui Group
    Rock description Bambui Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Chronological age 595
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.60843, -15.57404

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • LITTLE DEVELPED PRODUCER, ACTIVITY UNKNOWN.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit (PB-PB) ORES RADIOLOGIC AGE IS (-550 PLUS OR MINUS 75 M.Y.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Warfle, Thomas M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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