Morro Agudo

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078070
MRDS ID W026225
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Agudo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.23227, -19.89749 (WGS84)
Elevation 3831
Relative position BELO HORIZONTE, 83 MI. E OF

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
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORES HAVE NO TI, CU, PB, ZN, AS, BI, SB, AND SN; MAIN IMPURITIES ARE SILICA, ALUMINA, PHOSPHOROUS, AND SULFUR BUT ALL IN AMOUNTS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result HIGH GRADE HEMATITE, MORE THAN 64 PERCENT FE
Result SILICEOUS HEMATITE, 60 - 64 PERCENT FE
Result ITABIRITE, 35 - 60 PERCENT FE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Minas Series
    Rock description Minas Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.23227, -19.89749

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Complex Folding And Granitic Intrusions; Iron Formations Run In Bands Of Varying Widths And Cutting Across Quadrilatero From East To West And North To South; Thickness Ranges To Several Hundred Feet

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINAS SERIES, SEDIMENTARY IRON FORMATIONS & THEIR COLLUVIAL DERIVATIVES; UNDERLAIN BY RIO DAS VELHAS SERIES, WHICH ALSO HAVE SOME IRON FORMATIONS, WHICH ARE TERMED ITABIRITES WITH ALTERNATING BANDS OF HEMATITE & QUARTZ

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Piracicaba Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner S. A. Mineracao Da Trindade (Samitri)

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Period 1963 - 1972
    Material ORE FE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^High Grade (Greater Than 64 % Fe) Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 64wt-pct
  • Year 1973
    Material ORE FE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^64 % Fe Avg., Reported
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 64wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN 1973 WAS 4 MILLION M. T. P. Y. ORE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 13700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 64 wt-pct Iron Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 200000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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