Igarape Preto

Producer in Amazonas, Brazil with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279978
MAS/MILS ID 3510070001
Record type Site
Current site name Igarape Preto

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -60.84936, -8.248 (WGS84)
Elevation 245

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amazonas(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Amazonas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Columbite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Topaz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -60.84936, -8.248

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rondonia

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mineracao Aripuana, S. A.
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Capacity 3
    Capacity Units MT CONC/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT CONC
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEDEIROS, NOE, 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DO ESTANHO: DNPM BOL.

  • Deposit

    PRIEM, H.N.A., ET AL, 1971, GRANITE COMPLEXES AND ASSOCIATED

  • Deposit

    MINERALIZATIONS OF GRENVILLA AGE IN RONDONIA, WESTERN BRAZIL

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SOE. AMER. BULL., V.82, PP.1095-1102.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD 020 CO HQ IS PORTO VELHO, RONDONIA 75-RCD 080 DEP IS RESIDUAL PLACER FROM GREISEN ZONES IN GRAN 75-RCD 130 MINING IS BY BUCKET LINE DREDGE IN JUNGLE STREAM 75-RCD 160 DEST IS MANAUS, AMAZONAS TIN SMELTER FOR SALE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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