Fazenda Salobra

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158304
MAS/MILS ID 3510230011
Record type Site
Current site name Fazenda Salobra

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -46.84012, -17.97257 (WGS84)
Elevation 820

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
Cadmium Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calamine Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Gahnite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Willemite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -46.84012, -17.97257

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 65E
    Thickness 100M
    Width 30M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N45E:65E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vazante

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia Mercantil E Industrial Inga, S. A.
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 890000mt ore
    Demonstrated 890000mt ore
    Total resources 890000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 17 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 110
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARONE, REGINA H.D.T., 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DE ZINCO: DNPM

  • Deposit

    M NO. 26, RIO DE JANEIRO, 37P.

  • Deposit

    LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING: RELAXED GOV T. ATTITUD

  • Deposit

    THE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MIN. ENG. V.25

  • Deposit

    31-45.

  • Deposit

    MOORE, S.L., 1956, ZINC AND COPPER DEPOSITS AT THE VAZANTE A

  • Deposit

    NAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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