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Maquine

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Gold, Palladium, Silver
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  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 10064760
MRDS ID TC39241
Record type Site
Current site name Maquine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.42338, -20.33859 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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

  • USED WESTERN ADIT A FEW HUNDRED METERS NE OF FAZ. MAQUINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.42338, -20.33859
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1864

Comments on the production information

  • ORE(1)-(3) AND AU(1)-(3) REPRESENT BATCHES AND BUNCHES OF ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • ABANDONED AT ABOUT 140 M DEPTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABREU, A.S., DINIZ, H.B., BUENO DO PRADO, M.G. AND SANTOS, S.P., 1988, A MINA DE OURO DE SAO BENTO, SANTA BARBARA, MINAS GERAIS IN SCHOBBENHAUS BRASIL; V. 3, P. 393-411.

  • Deposit

    DORR, J.V.N., AND BARBOSA, A.L.M., 1963, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ITABIRA DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-C, P. 110.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DORR AND BARBOSA (1963)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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