Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pitchblende, Pyrite, Uraninite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Serro Do Corrego Formation, Jacobina Series
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1700
Identification
Deposit ID10065234
MRDS IDTC40341
Alternate namesLagartixa Canavieiras, Reefs: Maneira, Hollandes, No. 3, Liberino, No. 4, Piritosa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.2192, -40.5156
References
GROSS, W.H., 1968, EVIDENCE FOR A MODIFIED PLACER ORIGIN FOR AURIFEROUS CONGLOMERATES, CANAVIEIRAS MINE, JACOBINA, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 63, NO.3, P. 271-276.MOLINARI, L., AND SCARPELLI, W., 1988, DEPOSITOS DE OURO DE JACOBINA, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, ED. SCHOBBENHAUS, C., AND COELHO, C.E.S., V.3, P. 463-478.COX, D.P., 1967, REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE JACOBINA AURIFEROUS CONGLOMERATE, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 62, NO. 6, P. 773-780.LEO, G.W., COX, D.P., ANND CARVALHO, J.P.P., 1964, GEOLOGIA DA PARTE SUL DU SERRA DE JACOBINA, BAHIA, BRASIL: MINISTERIO MINAS E ENERGIA DEPT. NACIONAL PRODICAO MINERAL, BOLETIM 209, 87P.CIMRIMOLINARI AND SCARPELLI (1988).