Novo Horizonte Copper

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Copper

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10069051
MRDS ID	W002336
Record type	Site
Current site name	Novo Horizonte Copper

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-42.61564, -11.81446 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Bahia

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Malachite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-42.61564, -11.81446	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002336

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, MAY 1966, HOLZLE, A.F

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	ORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MILKY QUARTZ VEIN THAT CUTS A MEDIUM GRAINED, GRAY, THICK BEDDED, RIPPLE MARKED QUARTZITE. DEPOSIT LOCATED NEAR IPUPIARA, BAHIA.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1974	Warfle, Thomas M.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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