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Garimpo Piranhas

Producer in Para, Brazil with commodities Gold, Tin
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107034
MRDS ID TC30139
Record type Site
Current site name Garimpo Piranhas
Alternate or previous names Igarape Piranhas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.67968, -6.23002 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 32 KM SE OF PARAUAPERAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Para(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG FOR PIRANHAS DEPOSIT.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SB-22-2-A 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Estrela Gneiss
    Rock description Estrela Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.67968, -6.23002
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INCLUDES PRODUCTION FORM RIO POCU, MAMOAL, NAZARIO, IGARAPE ARRAIAS. PRODUCES ABOUT 1.9 KG PER MONTH OF AU FROM PIRANHAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419.

  • Deposit

    BARROS DE ARAUJO, O.J., AND NOBRE MAIA, R.G., 1991, SERRA DOS CARAJAS, FOLHA SB-22-2-A: DEPARTAMENTO NACIOANL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, 136P., 2 MAPS SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CESAR (1984); BARROS DE ARAUJO AND NOBRE MAIA (1991).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Norman J Page U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 11-APR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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