| Deposit ID | 10100735 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045590 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Corrego Bom Sucesso |
| Alternate or previous names | Ribeirao Do Bom Sucesso, Condado Do Baixo Farm |
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.46562, -18.64753 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 940 |
| Relative position | ENE OF BELO HORIZONTE; SE OF DIAMANTINA, NEAR SERRO ON BOM SUCESSO CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diamond | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Diamond | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Anatase | Gangue |
| Cassiterite | Gangue |
| Corundum | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Kyanite | Gangue |
| Lazulite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Martite | Gangue |
| Monazite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Perovskite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Xenotime | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE OF NUGGETS: 73.99% PT, 21.77% PD, 0.08% IR |
|---|---|
| Result | 3.14% OS, 0.10% FE, 0.92% INSOLUBLE |
| Result | 72.96% PT, 21.82% PD, 0.88% IR, 3.92% OS, 0.42% INSOLUBLE |
| Result | 85.2% PT, 11.7% PD, 1.2% IR, 1.9% FE |
| Result | 78.1% PT, 18.6% PD, 2.1% IR |
| Result | 68.0% PT, 29.3% PD, 1.4% IR. SAMPLE (1) 73.99% PT CAME FROM CONDADO FARM. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Minas Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Minas Supergroup | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| (1) | -43.46562, -18.64753 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1750 |
| Year of last production | 1991 |
| District name | Diamantina |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Geraldo Pereira De Lima |
| Last year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045590 |
GUIMARAES, 1965, P. 388, BOL. NO. 121, P. 625
OLIVA E VIEIRA, 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA PLATINA: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BOLETIM 19, P. 4
DE AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C., 1984, CAPITULO IX--PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBERHAUS, CARLOS, DE ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES, RUY DERZE, GILBERT, AND ERWIN ASMUS, HAROLDO, EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.
CHRONIQUE DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, 1993, SUMMARY OF CASSEDANNE, J.P., ALVES, J.N., 1992, PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM FROM CORREGO BOM SUCCESSO, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL (THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD, V. 23, NO. 6, P. 471-474): ANN. 61, NO. 512, P. 77-78.
CASSEDANNE, J.P., AND ALVES, J.N., 1992, PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM FROM CORREGO BOM SUCESSO, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD, V. 23, P. 471-474.
ALVES, B.A., 1952, PLATINA. RELATORIO DIRETORIA 1950: BOLETIM DNPM-DFPM 93, P. 103-106.
CASSEDANNE, J.P., AND CASSEDANNE, J.O., 1974, AS ALUVIOES PLATINIFERAS DE SERRO (MINAS GERAIS): ANAIS XXVIII CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO GEOLOGIA, PORTO ALEGRE, V. 6, P. 33-47.
CASSEDANNE, J.P., AND CASSEDANNE, J.O., 1974, LES ANATASES DE DIAMANTINA (MINAS GERAIS); MINERALOGIE ET IMPORTANCE PALEOGEOGRAPHIQUE: ANAIS ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA CIENCIAS, V. 46, NO. 1, P. 87-97.
MORAES, J.J., BARBOSA, O., LISBOA, J.M.A., LACOURT, F., AND GUIMARAES, D., 1937, GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DO NORTE DE MINAS GERAIS: BOLETIM DNPM-SFPM 19, 192 P.
OLIVA, L.A., AND VIEIRA, S.A.B., 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA PLATINA: BOLETIM DNPM, 19 P.
HUSSAK, E., 1904, UBER DAS VORKOMMEN VON PALLADIUM UND PLATIN IN BRASILIEN: SITZUNGSBER. MATH.- NATURWISS, KLASSE, ACADEMIE WISSENSCHAFTEN (WIEN), 113, P. 379-466.
HUSSAK, E., 1906, O PALLADIO E A PLATINA DO BRASIL: ANNAES ESCOLA DE MINAS DE OURO PRETO, V. 8, P. 75-188.
WOLLASTON, W.H., 1804, ON A NEW METAL FOUND IN CRUDE PLATINA: PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS, 94, 419.
WOLLASTON, W.H., 1805, ON THE DISCOVERY OF PALLADIUM WITH OBSERVATIONS ON OTHER SUBSTANCES FOUND WITH PLATINA: PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS, 95, 316.
WOLLASTON, W.H., 1809, ON PLATINA AND NATIVE PALLADIUM FROM BRAZIL: PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS, 99, P. 189-194.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIAMONDIFEROUS METACONGLOMERATE AND WEATHERED EQUIVALENTS. UNSORTED ALLUVIUM DEPOSITED ON QUARTZITE OUTCROPS PRIOR TO BEING COVERED BY SPALLED OFF LARGE BLOCKS FROM CLIFFS ABOVE THE CREEK. ALLUVIUM SHIFTED BETWEEEN BOULDERS AND WAS PROTECTED FROM EROSION. MINING TAKES PLACE UNDER AND BETWEEN LARGE QUARTZITE BOULDERS. ALLUVIUM CONSISTS OF SHARP FRAGMENTS, BOULDERS, PEBBLES, COBBLES AND SAND SIZED MATERIAL. SOME MATERIAL COATED BY MANGANESE OXIDES. MAFIC AND ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OUTCROP NEAR SERRO. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM MRDS RECORD NO. W700660 WHICH WAS A DUPLICATE RECORD FOR THIS SITE AND HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1700'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Balcom, Raymond H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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