Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Uraninite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Chromite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Serra Do Corrego Formation, Jacobina Series
StructureMorro Do Vento Is A Fault Block Bounded On N, W, And S By Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1700
Identification
Deposit ID10065236
MRDS IDTC40343
Alternate namesGomes Costa Adit, Main Reef
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.26475, -40.52087
References
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., AND CARVALHO, J.P.P., 1964, GEOLOGIA DA PARTE SUL DU SERRA DE JACOBINA, BAHIA, BRASIL: MINISTERIO MINAS E ENERGIA DEPT. NACIONAL PRODUCAO MINERAL, BOLETIM 209, 87P.WHITE, M.G., 1964, URANIUM AT MORRO DO VENTO, SERRA DE JACOBINA, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-A, P. A1-A18.CIMRIWHITE (1964).