Itororo

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Zirconium, Uranium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10065544
MRDS ID	TC40890
Record type	Site
Current site name	Itororo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-46.92483, -21.93384 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 18 KM S OF POCOS DE CALDAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Minas Gerais
Brazil	Sao Paulo

Comments on the location information

350 KM NW OF RIO DE JANEIRO; 1/2 KM N OF TRES BARRAS.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Zirconium Critical	Primary
Uranium	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Zircon	Ore

Analytical data

Result	4 CHANNEL SAMPLES: 0.46% EU.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Alkalic Volcanic Rock > Phonolite
Rock unit name	Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Intrusive
Rock description	Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Intrusive

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-46.92483, -21.93384	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form LENS

General form	LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Pocos De Caldas Plateau, South-Central Area

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Contractors
Type Owner

Owner Companhia Geral De Minas, Subsidary Of Byington (1950'S).

Type	Operator
Owner	Contractors

Type	Owner
Owner	Companhia Geral De Minas, Subsidary Of Byington (1950'S).

Comments on the production information

LARGEST LENS ON PLATEAU; NOW MINED OUT. UNKNOWN LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

OPEN PIT 40 X 30 M.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC40890

Bibliographic references

Deposit

TOLBERT, G.E., 1966, THE URANIFEROUS ZIRCONIUM DEPOSITS OF THE POCOS DE CALDAS PLATEAU, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-C, 28 P
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	LARGE LENS OF CALDASITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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