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Morro Agudo

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc, Cadmium
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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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065499
MRDS ID TC40832
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Agudo
Alternate or previous names Fazenda Trairas, Ore Bodies Labeled G To N

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -46.81235, -17.48259 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 38 KM SE OF PARACATU.

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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Cadmium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chert Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue

Analytical data

Result UP TO 360 PPM CD IN SPHALERITE, 1.58 PPM CD IN GALENA.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Serra Do Garrote Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Do Velosinho Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Da Lopa Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Do Landim Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Morro Agudo Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Paracatu Formation, Bambui Group
    Rock description Serra Do Garrote Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Do Velosinho Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Da Lopa Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Do Landim Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Morro Agudo Facies, Vazante
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Morro Do Calcario Facies Of Vazante Formation, Gambui Group
    Rock description Morro Do Calcario Facies Of Vazante Formation, Gambui Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -46.81235, -17.48259
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 20NW
    Thickness 15M
    Length 1000M
    Depth to bottom 350M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952
Discoverer Angelo Custodio Solis

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Companhia Auxilor De Empresa De Mineracao S/A ; Mineracao Morro Agudos S/A
    First year 1952
    Last year 1973

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 17582931000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1988
    Zinc Zn 5.14 wt-pct Zinc Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • A = CALCULATED BY AREA OF INFLUENCE; B = CALCULATED BY PARALLEL SECTIONS; (1) MEASURED; (2) INDICATED; (3) INFERRED; (4) TOTAL RESERVE. ALL AT 3.0% ZN OR 4.0% ZN+PB CUTOFF GRADE. (5) ECONOMIC VIABLE RESERVE WITH 4.4% ZN OR 5.6% ZN+PB CUT OFF GRADE.

Comments on the workings information

  • ROOM AND PILLAR MINING WITH VERTICAL SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • PLAN TO PRODUCE 40879 METRIC TONS OF ZN CONCENTRATE WITH GRADE OF 52.5% ZN AND 12550 METRIC TONS OF PB CONCENTRATE WITH 54% PB FROM ABOUT 500,000 MT/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROMAGNA, G., AND COSTA, R.R., 1988, JAZIDA DE ZINCO E CHUMBO DE MORRO AGUDO, PARACATU, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 111-121

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEEM TO BE TWO MAJOR BEDS, AND LOCALLY A THIRD OF SULFIDE; DOLOMITE BRECCIA REPRESENTS A REEF ENVIRONMENT; FAULTING VERY COMMON (4-5 PER 10'S OF METERS) N15-20W TO N55W STRIKING.

Reporter information

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

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