Description
Cia De Mineracao Novalimense
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
Associated rockQuartzite,Phyllite · Nova Lima Group, Rio Das Velhas Series;Batatal Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series
StructureComplex Folding And Granitic Intrusions; Iron Formations Run In Bands Of Varying Widths And Cutting Across Quadrilatero From East To West And North To South; Thickness Ranges To Several Hundred Feet
Tectonic settingPrecambrian Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1961
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10078078
MRDS IDW026233
Alternate namesMutuca
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.01749, -43.96228
References
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22SDORR, J. V. N., II, AND BARBOSA, A. L. M., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ITABIRA DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 341 - C, P. C1 - C110SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 D, MBR: SKILLINGS' MINING REV., V. 62 , NO. 4 , P. 1 , 4 - 6RENO, H. T., AND BRANTLEY, F. E., ( 1973 ), IRON -- A MATERIALS SURVEY: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8574 , 117 P.POMERENE, J.B., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BELO HORIZONTE, IBIRITE, AND MACACOS QUADRANGLES, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-D, 84P.GOMES, J.C.M., 1986, AS MINAS DE AGUAS CLARAS, MUTUCA E PICO E OUTROS DEPOSITOS DE MINERIO DE FERRO NO QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS, GERAIS IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRAISLIA, V II, P. 65-76.RENO AND BRANTLEY, 1973. GOMES (1986).POMERENE (1964).