Ouro Branco

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Gold, Platinum
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038292
MRDS ID M045617
Record type Site
Current site name Ouro Branco
Alternate or previous names Serra De Ouro Branco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.39978, -19.13918 (WGS84)
Relative position 120 KM NE BEUO HORIZONTE

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
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.39978, -19.13918

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.5M
    Width 30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Serra Do Cipo

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELEZKI, V. & GUIMARAES, D., BOL. NO. 106, MINISTERIO DA AGRICUTURA, 1959, MAP NO. 21 & NO. 19

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 112, 113

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.