Pocos De Caldas-Alcominas

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Aluminum
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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280826
MAS/MILS ID 3510230014
Record type Site
Current site name Pocos De Caldas-Alcominas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -46.49899, -21.83055 (WGS84)
Elevation 1350

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
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -46.49899, -21.83055

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1968
Year of first production 1970

Mining district

District name Pocos De Caldas District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia Mineira De Aluminio, S. A.
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 338
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING: RELAXED GOVT. ATTITUDE

  • Deposit

    THE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MIN. ENG., V.2

  • Deposit

    PG.31-45.

  • Deposit

    WEBBER, B.N., 1959, BAUXITIZATION IN THE POCOS DE CALDAS DIS

  • Deposit

    BRAZIL: MIN. ENG., V.11:8, P.804-809.

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMIN

  • Deposit

    SOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL 1228.

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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