Pitangui

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Gold, Iron, Palladium, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064759
MRDS ID TC39240
Record type Site
Current site name Pitangui

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.41588, -20.08859 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 100 KM W OF BELO 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

Comments on the location information

  • SW OF CATAS ALTAS ABOUT 2 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Primary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Minas Supergroup;Minas Supergroup;Minas Supergroup
    Rock description Minas Supergroup;Minas Supergroup;Minas Supergroup

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.41588, -20.08859

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IRON ORE (1) PROVED HEMATITIC ORE, PITANGUI MINE; ORE(2) INDICATED HEMATITE, PITANGUI MINE; IRON ORE(3) INFERRED HEMATITE PITINGUI MINE; IRON ORE(4) INFERRED ITABIRITE PITANGUI MINE; IRON ORE(5) INDICATED PITANGUI AREA; IRON ORE(6) INFERRED PITANGUI AREA; IRON ORE(7) INFERRED ITABIRITE PITANGUI AREA.

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 ADITS, 5 SHAFTS, OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAXWELL, C.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALEGRIA DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-J, 72 P.

  • Deposit

    LADEIRA, E.A., 1988, METALOGENIA DOS DEPOSITOS DE QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, ED., P. 301-375.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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