Sapecado Mine

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Manganese
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133910
MAS/MILS ID 3510230060
Record type Site
Current site name Sapecado Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.87815, -20.24328 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400

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
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.87815, -20.24328

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Companhia De Mineracao Retiro De Sapecado Ltda.
    Year 1975

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8-11-75 THE INFORMATION SOURCE ISUSGS PROF. PAPER 341-F. DAT FOR ABOUT 1961. MINING THEN WAS DONE IN AN OPEN PIT BY HAND WAS CONCENTRATED BY HAND. DATA ONTHE GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE A DEFINATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Wor U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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