Pedra Azul

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Graphite
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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024365
MRDS ID ISM0075
Record type Site
Current site name Pedra Azul
Alternate or previous names Boqueirao Da Salvacao, Fazenda Funda, Baixa Grande? Fortaleza

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.13225, -15.88095 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID

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
Graphite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Paraiba Group
    Rock description Paraiba Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.13225, -15.88095

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1937
Year of last production 1985

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ecia. Nacional De Grafite Ltda.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Nacional De Grafite Ltda.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 4000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Graphite Fc 11.9 wt-pct Graphite Major 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUIMARAES, M.A., 1973: PERFIL ANALITICO DA GRAFITA.- D.N.P.M., BOLETIM NO.16, RIO DE JANEIRO

  • Production

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIRECTORY, 2ND. EDITION, 1982, P.63

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1985 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

Beyond USGS

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