Corrego Do Ouro Branco

Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodities Platinum, Palladium, Osmium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038288
MRDS ID M045612
Record type Site
Current site name Corrego Do Ouro Branco
Alternate or previous names Corrego Do Ouro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -50.51578, -16.28098 (WGS84)
Relative position 60 KM. S.W. OF GOIAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Osmium Secondary

Analytical data

Result PLATINUM CONCENTIATE ANALYSIS: PT. 72.96%, YR 0.88%, PD 21.82%, FE= TRACE, RH-OS= 3.92%., INSOLUBLE 0.42%. DENSITY OF CONCENTRATE 16.34. GUIMARAES, 1961, BOL. NO. 109, P. 237

Nearby scientific data

(1) -50.51578, -16.28098

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE, 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 112

  • Deposit

    GUIMARAES, 1961, BOL. NO. 109, P. 237

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Balcom, Raymond H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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