Taquaril

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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064778
MRDS ID TC39269
Record type Site
Current site name Taquaril

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.45283, -19.87499 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 KM S OF COCAIS

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 MINE SYMBOL ON MAP, N SIDE OF SERRA DO TAMANDUA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Tamandua Group, Rio Das Velhas Series
    Rock description Tamandua Group, Rio Das Velhas Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.45283, -19.87499

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name TAQUARIL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1814
Year of last production 1851

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner National Brazilian Mining Association
    First year 1833
    Last year 1851

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 300 FT DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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