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Chapada

Prospect in Goias, Brazil with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065484
MRDS ID TC40816
Record type Site
Current site name Chapada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.42742, -14.5066 (WGS84)
Elevation 400
Relative position 320 KM N OF GOIANIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Rutile Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.3-1.5% CU, 0.15-0.99 G/MT AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Mara Rosa Sequence;Mara Rosa Sequence
    Rock description Mara Rosa Sequence;Mara Rosa Sequence
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.42742, -14.5066
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 7000M
    Width 600M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973
Discoverer Mineraleste

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mineracao Serras Leste Ltd. (Mineraleste) )
    First year 1973

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 416000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.38 wt-pct Copper Major 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SILVA, J.A., AND SA, J.A.G., 1988, JAZIDA DE COBRE DE CHAPADA, MARA ROSA, GOIAS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 55-60

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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