| Deposit ID | 10078070 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026225 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morro Agudo |
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.23227, -19.89749 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3831 |
| Relative position | BELO HORIZONTE, 83 MI. E OF |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | HIGH GRADE HEMATITE, MORE THAN 64 PERCENT FE |
|---|---|
| Result | SILICEOUS HEMATITE, 60 - 64 PERCENT FE |
| Result | ITABIRITE, 35 - 60 PERCENT FE |
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation |
| Rock unit name | Minas Series |
| Rock description | Minas Series |
| (1) | -43.23227, -19.89749 |
|---|
| 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 |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Piracicaba Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. A. Mineracao Da Trindade (Samitri) |
| Year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1963 - 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE FE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^High Grade (Greater Than 64 % Fe) Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE FE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^64 % Fe Avg., Reported | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13700000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 200000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026225 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22S
SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 A, SAMITRI: SKILLINGS' MINING REV., V. 62 , NO. 16 , P. 1 , 12 - 17
SAMITRI (1973), SAMITRI: BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL, S. A. MINERACAO DA TRINDADE S. A., UNPAGED BROCHURE.
SKILLINGS, D. N., JR, 1973 A.
SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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