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Corrego De Feijao

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111250
MRDS ID W026219
Record type Site
Current site name Corrego De Feijao

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.13229, -20.09749 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORES HAVE NO TI, CU, PB, ZN, AS, BI, SB, AND SN; MAIN IMPURITIES ARE SILICA, ALUMINA, PHOSPHORUS, AND SULFUR BUT ALL IN AMOUNTS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result HIGH GRADE HEMATITE, MORE THAN 64 PERCENT FE
Result SILICEOUS HEMATITE, 60 - 64 PERCENT FE
Result ITABIRITE, 35 - 60 PERCENT FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Minas Series
    Rock description Minas Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.13229, -20.09749
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Complex Folding And Granitic Intrusions; Iron Formations Run In Bands Of Varying Widths And Cutting Across Quadrilatero From East To West And North To South; Thickness Ranges To Several Hundred Feet

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS ARE PREC MINAS SERIES, SEDIMENTARY IRON FORMATIONS & THEIR COLLUVIAL DERIVATIVES; UNDERLAIN BY RIO DAS VELHAS SERIES, WHICH ALSO HAVE SOME IRON FORMATIONS, WHICH ARETERMED ITABIRITES WITH ALTERNATING BANDS OF HEMATITE & QUARTZ.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1803
Year of first production 1953

Mining district

District name Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Belo Horizonte Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ferteco Mineracao, S. A. (Formerly Cia. Mineracao Ferro E Carvao) (Ferteco)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ferteco Mineracao S. A. (Formerly Cia. Mineracao Ferro E Carvao) (Ferteco)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 46000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 65 wt-pct Iron Major 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey

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