| Deposit ID | 10255629 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mina Raposos |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.81005, -19.96359 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 780 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Siderite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -43.81005, -19.96359 |
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| Strike | E00W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 35E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 370M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Iron Quadrangle |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineracao Morro Velho, S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 8840000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 8840000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8840000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230005 |
GAIR,J.E., 1962, GEOL. AND ORE DEP. AT THE NOVA LIMA AND RIO
QUADRANGLES, BRAZIL: USGS PROF. PAPER 341-A.
TOLBERT,G.E., 1964, GEOL. AT THE RAPOSOS GOLD MINE, MINAS GE
BRAZIL: ECON GEOL., VOL.59, P.775-798.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75-CO HQ IS IN RIO DE JANEIRO. GUANABARA, BRAZIL 75-RCD 080 DEPOSIT IS REPLACEMENT OF FOLDED AND SHEARED META 75-RCD 080 WALLROCK ALT NOT DISTINGUISHABLE FROM REGIONAL ME 75-RCD 080 MIN ZONE ORIENTATION-SEE FIGURES 75-RCD-080-ORE BODY DIMENSIONS ARE FOR EACH OF THE 12 OREBOD DELIMITED ON 1960. EXTENSION DOWN-PLUNGE OF THE MINERALIZED IS 850 METERS. 75-RCD-140-ORE FROM RAPOSOS IS CRUSHED,THEN TRANSPORTED VIA AERIAL CABLEWAY TO THE MORRO VELHO MILL,WHERE IT IS CONCENTR AND REFINED ALONG WITH ORE FROM THE MORRO VELHO MINE(SEQ # |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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