| Deposit ID | 10133917 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230094 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Picarrao |
| Geographic coordinates: | -45.02958, -19.57671 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | -45.02958, -19.57671 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (Cvrd) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230094 |
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE (CVRD),
AV. GRACA ARANHA, 26-5 ANDAR BOX 2414. CEP 20000, RIO
DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1978.
STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 275.
DORR, JOHN VAN N., II, NATURE AND ORIGIN OF THE HIGH GRADE
HEMATITE ORES OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,
V. 60, NO. 1, JAN-FEB 1965, P. 1-46.
ANON., BRAZILIAN IRON ORE, MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH 1977, P.
153, 157.
HOW VALE DO RIO DOCE EXPANDS, WORLD MINING, 1/1974 P. 34-38.
POMERENE, J. B., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BELO
HORIZONTE, ITABIRITE, AND MARCOS QUADRANGLES, MINAS
GERAIS, BRAZIL, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 341,
PT. D, 1964, P. D1-D80.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Keller / Ewu, Chiang | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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