Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formVEIN, IRREGULAR, LENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBiotite, Chlorite, Gold, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartzite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Conglomerate · Jacobina Series, Metasediments
Associated rockGranite
StructureNorth-South Contact Of Mid-Precambrian Granite With The Jacobina Sediments, East-West Faults Cut Across And Offsets The Deposit.
Tectonic settingPrecambrian Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsPRODUCTION ENDED 1950
Discovery year1650
Identification
Deposit ID10068858
MRDS IDW002127
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.18115, -40.5156
References
RIDGE, J.D., 1972, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHEREWHITE, M.G., 1964, URANIUM AT MORRO DO VENTO SERRA DE JACOBINA, BRAZIL, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1185-A