Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPalladium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Wolframite
GangueActinolite, Albite, Ankerite, Calcite, Chlorite, Garnet, Magnetite, Quartz, Rutile, Sericite, Tourmaline, Tremolite, Xenotime, Zircon
Geology
Host rockPhyllite · Batatal Formation, Minas Supergroup
StructureOn S Limb Of Mariana Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1864
Discovery year1675
Identification
Deposit ID10038286
MRDS IDM045610
Alternate namesMarianna, Passagem, Cia. Minas De Passagem, Ore Bodies From Sw To Ne: Fundao, Vale Quemtem Wsw, Sw, Main, Ne,, Barril, Gongo and Jopling
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.38247, -43.44005
References
GUIMARAES, D., 1965, BOL. 121, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E ENERGIA, P. 388VIAL, D.S., 1988, A MINA DE OURO DA PASSAGEM MARIANA, SANTA BARBARA, MINAS GERAIS IN SCHOBBENHAUS BRASIL; V. 3, P. 421-430.LADEIRA, E.A., 1991, GENESIS OF GOLD IN QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, A REMARKABLE CASE OF PERMANENCY, RECYCLING AND INHERITANCE - A TRIBUTE TO DJALMA GUIMARAES, PIERRE ROUTHIER AND HANS RAMBERG: IN BRAZIL GOLD '91 E.A. LADEIRA, ED., BALKEMA ROTTERDAM, P. 11-30.CEASAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPIAS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM IN SCHOBBENHAUS, C., AMEIDA CAMPOS, D., DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 249-419.CEASAR (1984), VIAL (1988)