Macangana Mine

Unknown in Rondonia, Brazil with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182361
MAS/MILS ID 3510390005
Record type Site
Current site name Macangana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -63.24941, -9.99792 (WGS84)
Elevation 115

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rondonia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rondonia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -63.24941, -9.99792

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Length 1000M
    Width 500M
    Area 675HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PLACER
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 675
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1958

Mining district

District name Porto Velho

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUGUST6, 1975: LEVANTAMENTOS AEROFOTOGRAVIMETRICOS S.A., 196

  • Deposit

    QUISA DO CASSITERITA NO TERRITORIO FEDERAL RONDONIA[CASSITER

  • Deposit

    SEARCH IN RONDONIA]: DIV.FOM.PROD.MIN., AVULSO NO. 88, 61 P.

  • Deposit

    LOBATO SAYAO, FPN, AND OTHERS, 1967, PESQUISA DO CASSITERITA

  • Deposit

    RRITORIO FEDERAL RONDONIA: DIV.FOM.PROD.MIN., BOL. NO. 125,

  • Deposit

    MEDEIROS, NOE, 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DO ESTHNHO [ ANALYTICA

  • Deposit

    ILE OF TIN ]: DEPT. NAC. PROD.MIN., BOLETIM NO. 13, 39 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINING METHODS ARE VERY RUDIMENTARY (PLACER, PICK AND SH BENEFICIATION IS DONE BY A GRAVITY METHOD. THE ANNUAL PRECIP IS AN APPROXIMATION. HEAVY RAIN FALL DURING OCTOBER TO APRI THE WORKING EFFICIENCY DECREASES SIGNIFICANTLY. THE AREA IS DENSE TROPICAL FOREST,WITH TREES AS HIGH AS 40 METERS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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