| Deposit ID | 10280826 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pocos De Caldas-Alcominas |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -46.49899, -21.83055 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1350 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -46.49899, -21.83055 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Year of first production | 1970 |
| District name | Pocos De Caldas District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Mineira De Aluminio, S. A. |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230014 |
LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING: RELAXED GOVT. ATTITUDE
THE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MIN. ENG., V.2
PG.31-45.
WEBBER, B.N., 1959, BAUXITIZATION IN THE POCOS DE CALDAS DIS
BRAZIL: MIN. ENG., V.11:8, P.804-809.
PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMIN
SOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL 1228.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75-RCD 011 DESCRIPTION COVERS ALL ALCOMINAS PROPERTY ON PLAT 75-RCD 020 CO HQ LOCATION UNKNOWN PROBABLY IN MINAS GERAIS 75-RCD 020 OPER IS 50% ALCOA, 30% HANNA, 20% STATE OF MINAS 75-RCD 030 LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE CENTER OF PLATEAU 75-RCD 080 DEPOSIT IS BAUXITE LATERITE 75-RCD 101 RESERVE DATA FROM LEFOND, 1973 |
| 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.