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Faina

Prospect 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064772
MRDS ID TC39261
Record type Site
Current site name Faina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.93369, -19.76556 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 KM NW 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

  • USED LOCATION FOR PITANGUI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD IS 5-20 MICRONS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Rio Das Velhas Super Group;Rio Das Velhas Super Group
    Rock description Rio Das Velhas Super Group;Rio Das Velhas Super Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.93369, -19.76556
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description In Folds, Form Saddle Reefs, Extended Along Fold Axes N60e, 54ne

Ore body information

  • Name FAINA
    General form LENSES
    Length 350M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1979
Discoverer Unigeo Geologia E Mineracao Ltd.

Mining district

District name Pitangui Area

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED AND EXPLORED BY UNIGEO GEOLOGIA E MINERACAO LTD BEGINNING IN 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRIZZO, C., TAKAI, V., AND SCARPELLI, W., 1991, AURIFEROUS MINERALIZATION AT PITANGUI-MINAS GERAIS, IN BRAZIL GOLD '91, ED. E.A. LADEIRA: BAILKEMA, ROTTERDAM, P. 579-583

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CM TO M'S THICK. SULFIDE AVERAGES 5-10% OF MINERALIZED ROCK.

Reporter information

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

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