Rio Santo Antonio

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Platinum, Palladium, Gold, Osmium, Iridium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038294
MRDS ID M045619
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Santo Antonio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.31478, -19.13751 (WGS84)
Relative position FLOWS PARALLEL TO THE RIO CORREGO DAS LAGES

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
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Osmium Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result PT= 83.38%, OS+IR= 1.64%, PD= 3.03%, IR= 1.69%, HUSSAK

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.31478, -19.13751

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1250M
    Width 500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Morro Do Pilar

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELEZKI, V. & GUIMARAES, D., 1959, MAP (SERRADO CIPO) BOL. NO. 106

  • Deposit

    HUSSAK, E., 1906, PD UND PT IN BRASILIEN, P. 290-291

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HUSSAK, 1906, O PALLADIO E A PLATINA NO BRASIL: ANNAES DA ESCOLA DE MINAS DE OURO PRETO, NO. 8, P. 138

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.