| Deposit ID | 10166730 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230095 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caraca |
| Alternate or previous names | Caraca Ferro E Aco S. A. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -49.14903, -23.84742 (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) | -49.14903, -23.84742 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (Cvrd) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230095 |
ANON., BRAZILIAN IRON ORE, MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH 1977, P.
157, 158.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1979, P. 55.
DORR, JOHN VAN N., II, NATURE AND ORIGIN OF THE HIGH-GRADE
HEMATITE ORES OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,
V. 60, NO. 1, P. 1-46.
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 | 14-DEC-1994 | Keller / Ewu, Chiang | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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