Lagoa Grande Plateao

Unknown in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Silica
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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303732
MAS/MILS ID 3510230042
Record type Site
Current site name Lagoa Grande Plateao

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.58225, -20.01419 (WGS84)
Elevation 1135

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
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown
Iron Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.58225, -20.01419

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 16HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 16
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1883

Mining district

District name Conceicao Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE,S.L., 1969, GEOL. SUR. PROF. PAPER 341-I: U.S.G.S., U.

  • Deposit

    PRINTING OFFIC., WASHINGTON. PP.2, 24-25, 46.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JULY 22, 1975: FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE SOIL DERIVED FROM THE WEA OF DOLOMITE. CHEMICAL CANGA (SIMMONS, 1960; POMERENE, 1964) MOSTLY OF LIMONITE CEMENTING ALUMINOUS AND FERROGINOUS SOILS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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