Morro Da Mina

Prospect in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Iron, Manganese
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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230798
MAS/MILS ID 3510230046
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Da Mina
Alternate or previous names Merio

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.43644, -20.15168 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

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
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.43644, -20.15168

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 300HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 300
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lafayette

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Siderurgica Belgo-Mineira
    Interest 100
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK 6/4/73 ITEM (A2920)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8-75 DATA IS FROM USGS PROF PAPER 341-J,P 53. TOTAL RESERVES ESTIMATED AT 60000000 TONS OF ORE AT ABOUT 55% IRON AND ABO MILLION MORE TONS AT 60-66% IRON. 1973-CIA MERIDIONAL DE MINERACAO MAY INCREASE ITS MANGANESE PUT AT THE MORRO DE MINA MINE IN BRAZIL. NISSHOLWAI IS STUD E POSSIBILITY OF SHIPPING THIS ORE TO JAPAN. THE CURRENT PR N IS ABOUT 36,000 TPY OF 36% MN ORE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Wor U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.