| Deposit ID | 10255338 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510430006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mina Furnas |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -48.64902, -24.5724 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 300 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sao Paulo(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Sao Paulo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -48.64902, -24.5724 |
|---|
| Width | 9M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1966 |
| District name | Ribeira |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Socied De Mineracao Furnas |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510430006 |
LEFOND,S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING: RELAXED GOVT. ATTIT. PA
WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MIN. ENG. VOL 25:11
ROCHA,A., 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DO CHUMBO: DNPM BOLETIM NO.
DE JANEIRO, 76P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.