Minas Gerais
Producer

Caue

Minas Gerais, Brazil
IronPalladiumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryPalladium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Hematite, Magnetite, Martite, Palladium
GangueApatite, Monazite, Talc, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Supergroup
Associated rockQuartzite · Nova Loma Group, Rio Das Velhas Series;Caraca Group, Minas Series;Piracicaba Group, Minas Series;Piracicaba Group, Minas Series;Rio Dias Velhas Supergroup
StructureSao Francisco Craton, Assymetric Syncline With Axis About N60-70w. 3 Periods Of Folding, Thrust And Reverse Faulting; Boudinaged Quartz
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration Associated With Pd-Au Veins Characterized By Talc, Phlogopite, Tourmaline, Hematite, Quartz; Weathering Produces Kaolin, Goethite, Extend To 200 M In Depth
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1832
Discovery year1720
Identification
Deposit ID10064755
MRDS IDTC39233
Alternate names4 Or 5 Unnamed Shafts and Adits, Iron Mines Include Mine 7, Mine 22, Mine 6n, Mine 65, Mine 1, Central, Aba Leste, Aba Norte Ore Bodies, Older Names For Gold Mines In Caue Area Include Pico De Caue, Santa Barbara, Vira Lopo De Treloar, Santa Anna, Corpoy, Corpox
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-19.59361, -43.23422
References
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