| Deposit ID | 10100878 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC40778 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Conta Historia |
| Alternate or previous names | Mina Conta Historia |
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.52116, -20.22165 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 54 KM SE OF BELO HORIZONTE ON ALTO DO CONTA HISTORIA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Manganite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Result | SEE MAXWELL (1972, P.63) SAMPLES WITH 26.85-47.45% MN, 16.4-31.24% FE, 0.56-2.0% SIO2 |
|---|
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| (1) | -43.52116, -20.22165 |
|---|
| Dip | } |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 7M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| District name | Quadrilatero Ferrifero |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Siderurgica Belgo-Mineira ) S/A Mineracao De Trinidade (1980'S- ) |
| First year | 1951 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC40778 |
MAXWELL,C.H., 1972, GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALEGRIA DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-J, 72P.
BARCELOS, J.P., AND BUCHI, J., 1986, MINA DE MINERIO DE FERRO-MAGANES DE MIGUEL CONGO, MINAS GERAIS IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRAISLIA, V. II, P. 87-96.
CIMRI
BARCELOS AND BUCHI (1986), MAXWELL (1972).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-94 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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