| Deposit ID | 10158304 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fazenda Salobra |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -46.84012, -17.97257 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 820 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calamine | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Covellite | Unknown |
| Gahnite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Smithsonite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Willemite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -46.84012, -17.97257 |
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| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 65E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Vazante |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Mercantil E Industrial Inga, S. A. |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 890000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 890000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 890000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230011 |
BARONE, REGINA H.D.T., 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DE ZINCO: DNPM
M NO. 26, RIO DE JANEIRO, 37P.
LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING: RELAXED GOV T. ATTITUD
THE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MIN. ENG. V.25
31-45.
MOORE, S.L., 1956, ZINC AND COPPER DEPOSITS AT THE VAZANTE A
NAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75-RCD 020 OPERATOR HQ LOCATION UNKNOWN 75-RCD 080 DEP IS FAULT BRECCIA CEMENTED BY ZINC SILICATES 75-RCD 080 DEP IS ALSO MINED BY CIA MINEIRA DE METAIS, 93512 75-RCD 080 DISTRIBUTION OF DEPOSIT BETWEEN TWO OPERATORS IS 75-RCD 080 SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES REQUIRE SEPARATE TREATMEN 75-RCD 130 OPEN PIT MINING INVOLVES RIPPING, PICK AND SHOVEL 75-RCD 151 PRODUCT IS 30% ZN HAND-SORTED, CRUSHED, SCREENED 75-RCD 160 UNCLAS PROC IS ELECTROLYTIC PPT, ITAGUAI, RIO DE 75-PLAN ADDITIONAL 18000 MTPY ZN ELECTROLYTIC PLANT AT PIRAP 75-PLAN 12000 MTPY ZN VOLATILIZATION PLANT AT VAZANTE, MG 75-PIRAPORA PLANT TO OPERATE 1975; VAZANTE PLANT TO OPERATE 75-SOURCE OF RESERVES TO JUSTIFY ADDITIONAL CAPACITY UNKNOWN 75-CADMIUM PRODUCED FROM ITAGUAI PLANT AT RATE 4 MTPM METAL 75-PLAN EXPANSION TO 10 MTPM CD 75-RCD-010-SMALL AMT.OF CADMIUM PROD.AS BYPROD. FROM ZINC-RE IN 1971-STOCKPILED AS THE QTY.PRODUCED WAS VERY SMALL. 75-RCD-152-EUECTROLYTIC PLANT ON THE ILHA DA MADEIRA PLANNED REACH 30 TON/DAY CAP.IN 1971 AND PROJECTED 100 TON/DAY CAP.B |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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