Onca

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279532
MAS/MILS ID 3510230050
Record type Site
Current site name Onca

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.25314, -19.6183 (WGS84)

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.25314, -19.6183

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Acos Especiaes Do Itabira
    Interest 100
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK 9/16/74 ITEM (B4225)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7-31-75 DATA IS FROM U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 341-C, P. 91-92. T FOR THE MATRIX ARE REASONABLY ASSURED ORE (75%) AND INFERRED AT 50% THE BRAZILIAN FIRM ACESITA AND THE STATE MINING COMPANY CIA RIO DOCE (CVRD) WILL FORM THE JOINT-VENTURE COMPANY ITAVALE OIT THE PERIQUITO, ONCA AND ESMERIL IRON DEPOSITS IN THE ITA EA. A MINING OPERATION TO YIELD 20 TO 25 MILLION MTPY OF IRO S CONTEMPLATED WITH THE PARTNERS EACH CONTRIBUTING HALF OF T MATED $1.5 MILLION INITIAL COSTS OF THE PROJECT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Wor U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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