Garimpo Canada

Producer in Para, Brazil with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107230
MRDS ID TC42751
Record type Site
Current site name Garimpo Canada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -50.09996, -6.68167 (WGS84)
Relative position 67 KM NORTH FROM XINGUARA.

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

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SERRA DOS CARAJAS 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Xingu Complex
    Rock description Xingu Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Tectonite > Mylonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -50.09996, -6.68167

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 4.5 KG PER MONTH OF AU.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT WITH HYDRAULICING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BARROS DE ARAUJO AND NOBRE MAIA (1991).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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