Rio Suassuhy Grande

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Platinum
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. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039003
MRDS ID M046508
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Suassuhy Grande

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -42.53227, -18.31421 (WGS84)
Relative position 65 MILES EAST OF DIAMANTINA

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -42.53227, -18.31421

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Theophilio Ottoni District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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