Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueMagnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Nova Lima
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1910
Identification
Deposit ID10064785
MRDS IDTC39280
Alternate namesPart of Raposos Mines
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-19.96305, -43.82117
References
VIEIRA, F.W.R., AND OLIVEIRA, G.A.I. DE, 1988, GEOLOGIA DO DISTRITO AURIFERO DE NOVA LIMA, MINAS GERAIS: PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, EDS., P. 378-391.GAIR, J.E., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NOVA LIMA AND RIO ACIMA QUADRANGLES, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-A, 67 P.CIMRIGAIR (1962); VIEIRA AND OTHERS (1988)