Description
Sr. Angelo Solis
Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiarySulfur, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlLead-Zinc Ores Follow Northeast Striking (N50e, 60nw) Longitudinal Faults And Dolomitized Collapse Breccias
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Willemite, Zincite
GangueCopper, Hematite, Malachite, Quartz, Silver
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Limestone,Dolomite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Upper Facies Of Morro Pinheiro Member Of Vazante Formation;Lower Facies Of Pamplona Member Of Vazante Formation;Middle Facies Of Pamplona Member Of Vazante Formation
StructureDeposits Located In Oxide Zone On The Northwest Limb Of A Faulted Anticline
Tectonic settingPrecambrian Shield
AlterationSilicification, Dolomitization.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10069033
MRDS IDW002315
Alternate namesCia Mineira De Metais
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-18.01424, -46.85902
References
R.H. NAGELL AND M.G. WHITE, 1974, LEAD-ZINC RESOURCES IN BRAZILRIGOBELLO, A.E., BRANQUINHO, J.A., DA SILVA DANTAS, M.G., OLIVEIRA, T.F., AND FILHO, W.N., 1988, MINA DE ZINCO DE VAZANTE, MINAS GERAIS IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, ED. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, V. 3, P. 101-110.CASSEDANNE, J.P., 1973, PALEOGEOGRAPHIE ET MINERALISATIONS DE LA ZONE ITACARAMBI-VAZANTE DAMS LE NORD-OUEST DE L'ETAT DE MINAS GERAIS - BRESIL: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 8, P. 101-104.MOORE, S.L., UNDATED, ZINC AND COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE VAZANTE AREA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT, 10 P. (WORK DONE IN JAN., 1956).