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Mina Capao Do Porco

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065529
MRDS ID TC40871
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Capao Do Porco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.63093, -15.60181 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 35 KM SW OF JANUARIA NEAR TOP OF HILL SERRA DE CANTINHO.

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
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Bambui Group
    Rock description Bambui Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.63093, -15.60181
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 2M
    Length 20M
    Width 5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTSON, J.F., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS IN THE MUNICIPIO DE JANUARIA, STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1110-B, 110 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTSON (1963).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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