Rio Taquari Gold

Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10110384
MRDS ID	W002387
Record type	Site
Current site name	Rio Taquari Gold

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-41.83228, -13.63104 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Bahia

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-41.83228, -13.63104	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002387

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, MARCH 1969, HEDLUND, D.C

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	GOLD BEARING PLACERS OCCUR IN COARSE TERRACE GRAVELS OF TRIBUTARIES OF RIO TAQUARI ABOUT 5-7 KM EAST OF LIVRAMENTO DO BRUMADO. NONE OF THE PLACERS ARE NOW BEING WORKED, BUT HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. THREE GRAINS OF GOLD WITH DIAMETERS OF 0.5MM WERE FOUND BY THE FIELD PARTY WHO MADE THIS REPORT BY PANNING IN AN AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS CUT QUARTZITES OF THE SERRA DO SINCORA AND ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE GOLD.

Subject category

Comment text

Deposit

GOLD BEARING PLACERS OCCUR IN COARSE TERRACE GRAVELS OF TRIBUTARIES OF RIO TAQUARI ABOUT 5-7 KM EAST OF LIVRAMENTO DO BRUMADO. NONE OF THE PLACERS ARE NOW BEING WORKED, BUT HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. THREE GRAINS OF GOLD WITH DIAMETERS OF 0.5MM WERE FOUND BY THE FIELD PARTY WHO MADE THIS REPORT BY PANNING IN AN AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS CUT QUARTZITES OF THE SERRA DO SINCORA AND ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE GOLD.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1974	Warfle, Thomas M.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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