Serra Do Espinhago

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Gold, Platinum, Palladium
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038304
MRDS ID M045633
Record type Site
Current site name Serra Do Espinhago
Alternate or previous names Serra Geral Ou Do Espinhaco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.41562, -18.99751 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR CONCEIGAO, CONCEICAO

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 Secondary
Palladium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Monazite Ore
Rutile Ore
Xenotime Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.41562, -18.99751

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB,A.D., 1920, THE PLATINUM METALS: JOHN MURRAY, LONDON.

  • Deposit

    HUSSAK, E., "O PALLADIO EA PLATINA NO BRASIL" ANNAS DA ESCOLA DE MINAS DE OURO PRETO, 1916, NO. 8, 85-188

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE, 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG, STUTTGART, P. 114

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PT ONLY OCCURS IN ALLUVIUM OF RIVERS HAVING THEIR RISE ON THE EASTEAGO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Balcom, Raymond H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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