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Camara Mine

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Gold
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064767
MRDS ID TC39251
Record type Site
Current site name Camara Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.57256, -19.94443 (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

  • LOCATION IS ADIT ON GONGO SOCO MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Nova Lima Group
    Rock description Nova Lima Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.57256, -19.94443
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip 40-45S
    Length 600M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES, OPEN PITS, INCLINED SHAFT THAT DIPS 40-45S

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPED IN 19TH CENTURY BY TRENCHES AND WEST TRENDING OPEN-PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    MOORE, S.L., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTONIO DOS SANTOS, GONGO SOCO AND CONCEICAO DO RIO ACIMA QUADRANGLES; MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-I, 50 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MOORE (1969)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEAR ZONE IS 0.5 M WIDE AT COLLAR OF COLLAPSED SHAFT.

Reporter information

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

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