Tamandua-Vilela-Moiroes Area.

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
Alteration
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	10065545
MRDS ID	TC40891
Record type	Site
Current site name	Tamandua-Vilela-Moiroes Area.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-46.64093, -21.92662 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 16 KM SSW 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; MOIROES IS 1.5 KM W OF TAMADUA

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Zirconium Critical	Primary
Uranium	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Zircon	Ore

Alteration

(Local) Clay

Analytical data

Result	TAMANDUA-VILELA
Result	VEIN CONC. (11 SAMPLES), 0.49% EU ELUVIAL CONC. (2 SAMPLES): 0.51% EU
Result	MOIROES: ELUVIAL (15 SAMPLES): 0.55% 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)	-46.64093, -21.92662	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Name N TAMANDUA AREA

General form LENTICULAR

Strike N20W}N-N50E}

Dip }65W}

Length 1200M
Name VILELA AREA

General form LENTICULAR

Dip }65W}

Length 1400M
Name MOIROES

General form LENTICULAR

Dip }65W}

Length 800M

Name	N TAMANDUA AREA
General form	LENTICULAR
Strike	N20W}N-N50E}
Dip	}65W}
Length	1200M

Name	VILELA AREA
General form	LENTICULAR
Dip	}65W}
Length	1400M

Name	MOIROES
General form	LENTICULAR
Dip	}65W}
Length	800M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Pocos De Caldas Plateau

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

UNKNOWN LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC40891

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	ORE BODY 0: BLEBS AND PODS UP TO 4 CM IN DIAMETER. LENGTH OF ZONE WITH ISOLATED OUTCROPS LESS THAN 100 M LONG. ORE BODY 1: VEINS 30 M LONG IN ZONE GIVEN ABOVE.

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.