Bento Rodrigues

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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064783
MRDS ID TC39276
Record type Site
Current site name Bento Rodrigues

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.42315, -12.50999 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position NW OF BENTO RODRIQUES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Maquine Group, Rio Das Velhas Series
    Rock description Maquine Group, Rio Das Velhas Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.42315, -12.50999

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name BENTO RODRIGUES
    General form LENSES, STRINGERS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alegria District

Comments on the production information

  • RICHEST PARTS UP TO 16 G/TON , MOST SHOWS 4 G/T AU, AVERAGE ABOUT 5 G/T AU

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 50,000 TONS ORE PER METER DEPTH FOR 20 M, ABOUT HALF MAY CONTAIN SPORADIC AND DISCONTINUOUS LENSES WITH GOLD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIN LENSES AND STRINGERS

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.