Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR LENSES (OF HEMATITE)
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
Associated rockPhyllite,Schist,Greenschist,Dolomite · Batatal Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series;Gandarela Formation, Itabira 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
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1884
Identification
Deposit ID10078081
MRDS IDW026236
Alternate namesAguas Claras
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.95138, -43.89617
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 C, MBR'S AGUAS CLARAS IRON ORE PROJECT IN BRAZIL: SKILLINGS' MINING REV., V. 62 , NO. 2 , P. 1 , 10 - 11 , 18 - 21 , 28GOMES, 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 MNAS E ENERGIA, BRAISLIA, V II, P. 65-76.