Sao Jorge

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Gold
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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064765
MRDS ID TC39248
Record type Site
Current site name Sao Jorge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.44616, -20.01055 (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

  • NORTHERN MOST AU OCCURRENCE ON MAXWELL'S MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Moeda Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series
    Rock description Moeda Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.44616, -20.01055

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Alegria District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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