Monte Alegre De Goias Tin Deposit

Occurrence in Goias, Brazil with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068862
MRDS ID W002131
Record type Site
Current site name Monte Alegre De Goias Tin Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -47.21572, -13.29775 (WGS84)

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
Tin Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -47.21572, -13.29775

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARQUES, V.J., PINTO, J.A., CHOFUGI, W., AND CARVALHO, L.M. 1973 MINERALIZACAO ESTANIFERA NO COMPLEXO BASAL MANTE ALEGRE DE GOIAS: XXVII CONG. BRASILEIRO GEOLOGIA, RESUMO COMM., SESSOES TECNICAS, ARACAJU, 1973, P. 52

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALLUVIAL GRAVELS REPORTEDLY CONTAIN 600 GRAMS CONCENTRATE PER CUBIC METER. DEPOSITS REPORTED TO EXTEND TOWARD CAMPOS BELOS TO THE NORTHEAST OF MONTE ALEGRE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 White, Max G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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