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Morro De Ouro Paracatu

Plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Gold
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304165
MAS/MILS ID 3510230142
Record type Site
Current site name Morro De Ouro Paracatu
Alternate or previous names Brasilia, Morro Do Ouro

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -46.86573, -17.2309 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Graphite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -46.86573, -17.2309
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 40M
    Length 1500M
    Width 1000M
    Depth to top 1.25M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Minimum Depth to Top .5
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.25
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Reclaimed Surface Area (HA) 12.05
    Date of Last Modification 940309

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1722
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1985
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rtz (Rio Paracatu Mineracao)
    Interest 51
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1992
    First year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cons Tvx (Rio Paracatu Mineracao S. A.)
    Interest 49
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rtz Mineracao S. A.
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1745
    Description Gold Production 1745-1751 1000 Kg Per Year Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1000000g
  • Year 1987
    Description Gold Production 4000 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 124413.92g
  • Year 1987
    Description Ore Treated 228000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 228000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Gold Production 113000 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3514693.35g
  • Year 1988
    Description Ore Treated 6200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6200000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Gold Production 145700 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4531777.18g
  • Year 1989
    Description Ore Milled 9000000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 9000000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Gold Equivalent Produced 33500 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1041966.61g
  • Year 1989
    Description Gold Production 146000 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4541108.22g
  • Year 1989
    Description Ore Treated 8200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 8200000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Gold Production 160000 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4976556.96g
  • Year 1990
    Description Ore Milled 10200000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1020000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Gold Equivalent Production 36900 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1147718.44g
  • Year 1990
    Description Ore Treated 9896000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 9896000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Gold Production 160000 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 49765569.6g
  • Year 1991
    Description Gold Production 165500 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5147626.1g
  • Year 1991
    Description Ore Milled 11096000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1109600mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Gold Equivalent Production 37600 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1169490.88g
  • Year 1991
    Description Gold Production 5146000 Grams Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5146000g
  • Year 1991
    Description Ore Milled 10060000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1006000mt
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Gold Production Forecast 1991 170000 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5287591.77g
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Treated Forecast 1991 10500000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1050000mt
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Treated Forecast 1992-2000 11000000 Mt Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1100000mt
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Gold Production Forecast 1992-1995 180000 Oz Au Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5598626.58g
  • Year 2000
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Gold Production Forcast 2000 177000 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5505316.13g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 90000000mt ore
    Total resources 90000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.53 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 196000000mt ore
    Total resources 196000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.65 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 8
    Capacity 28038
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 5
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *THE DEVELPOMENT OF A LOW-GRADE OPEN PIT GOLD MINE IN

  • Deposit

    GRAZIL, DAVID TUTTON, CONSULANT MINING ENGINEER, RTZ

  • Deposit

    MINERACAO LTDA, BRASILIA, BRAZIL, PRESENTED TO: RTZ OPEN

  • Deposit

    PIT/MINING CONFERENCE, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, OCT. 1989. (EXTRACT

  • Deposit

    *RPM, RIO PARACATU MINERACAO S.A., HARMONY BETWEEN MINING

  • Deposit

    AND ENVIRONMENT.

  • Deposit

    *E&MJ, JUNE 1990?, PP.22-24.

  • Deposit

    *E&MJ, JUNE 1990, PP. 25-28, MAR. 1988, P.

  • Deposit

    *MINING MAGIZINE, OCT. 1988, PP. 256-263, JAN. 1988, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    *LAT91M-R.DOC/PAGE4/11-DEC-91, PP. 388-389.

  • Deposit

    *PERSONAL COMMUNIQUE FROM RTZ MINERACAO LTDA, BRASILIA

  • Deposit

    26 AUG. 1992 TO MR. GARY R. PETERSON. 1 PAGE.

  • Deposit

    *PERSONAL COMMUNIQUE FROM RPM RIO PARACATU MINERACAO S.A.,

  • Deposit

    BRASILIA, 19TH AUG. 1991 TO MR. GARY R. PETERSON. 3 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    *SKILLINGS, MINING REVIEW, JAN. 2, 1988, P. 3, NOV. 14,

  • Deposit

    1987, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    *LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, DEC. 14, 1987.

  • Deposit

    *MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, DEC. 11, 1987, P.

  • Deposit

    *TVX GOLD INC., MANAGEMENT PROXY CIRCULAR, 1992.

  • Deposit

    *MINING JOURNAL, JAN. 31, 1986, P. 80.

  • Deposit

    *INTERNATION MINING, JAN. 1988, P. 42, MAY 1985, P. 64.

  • Deposit

    *UNTITLED COPIES: 2 PAGES, START OF FIRST PAGE "HIGHLAND

  • Deposit

    VALLEY, ASSUME 1992.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93, P.29.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-AUG-94 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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