Pocos De Caldas

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022529
MRDS ID DE03116
Record type Site
Current site name Pocos De Caldas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -44.67252, -18.44952 (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
Aluminum Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Alkalic Volcanic Rock > Phonolite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -44.67252, -18.44952

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia Geral De Minas

Production statistics

  • Year 1936
    Description Ap_Grade: ^60% Al2o3, 2% Sio2, 4% Fe2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Fe2O3 Iron Iron 4wt-pct
    SIL Silica Silica 2wt-pct
    Major Al2O3 Ore Aluminum Aluminum 60wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 2: 7 M MT PROV.; 120 M. MT POSS.

Comments on development

  • 1936 PROD. BEGAN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1937, 1938, 1939

  • Production

    USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK 1937, 1938, 1939

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LATERITIC BAUXITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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