| Deposit ID | 10081069 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032768 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Periquito |
| Alternate or previous names | Piriquito |
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.25088, -19.62333 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 80 KM NE OF BELO HORIZONTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Martite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Nova Lima Group, Rio Das Velhas Series;Caraca Group, Minas Series;Piracicaba Group, Minas Series | ||||
| Rock description | Nova Lima Group, Rio Das Velhas Series;Caraca Group, Minas Series;Piracicaba Group, Minas Series | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation |
| Rock unit name | Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series |
| Rock description | Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series |
| (1) | -43.25088, -19.62333 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dip Slope |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| District name | Itabira District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia Acos Especiaes Do Itabira, Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce ). |
| First year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 61000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 84000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 129000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032768 |
V. DE MELO, M.T., BORBA, R.R., COELHO, W.A., 1986, O DISTRITO FERRIFERO DE ITABIRA: MINAS DO CAUE, CONCEICAO, DOIS CORREGOS, PERIQUITO, ONCA, CHACRINHA, E ESMERIL IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRAISLIA, V II, P. 7-28.
V. DE MELO AND OTHERS (1986).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIP SLOPE, ITABIRITE, AND ORE ZONE (50 METERS THICK) ARE PARALLEL IN PART OF MINE. OLD GOLD ADITS IN CENTRAL PART OF THE AREA. MN OCCURRENCES OUTSIDE AREA WITH CALCULATED RESERVES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-80 | Gassaway, Judith S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-93 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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