Description
Helmuth Brockes
Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Iron
SecondaryCobalt, Copper, PGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formWEDGE
Ore controlSerpentine Peridotite And Dunite (In A Valley Between Anorthosite In The West And Gabbros In The East)
Materials
Ore mineralsGarnierite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockDunite · Araxa Group;Araxa Group;Araxa Group
StructureCentral Goias Complex, Faults
Tectonic settingUltramafic Belt In Prec Shield
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10079620
MRDS IDW029663
Alternate namesBarro Alto Mine, Barro Alto Deposit
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-15.04768, -48.79908
References
STACHE, G.A. 1976: UNTERSUCHUNG ZUR GEOLOGIE, PETROGRAPHIE, METAMORPHOSE UND GENESE DES BASISCH-ULTRABASISCHEN MASSIVS VON BARRO ALTO/GOIAS, CLAUSTHALER GEOL. ABHANDLUNGEN NO.24, FEBR.1976;ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1976JUNIOR, J.D.A.B., 1986, AS JAZIDAS DE NIQUEL LATERITICO DE BARRO ALTO, GOIAS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 315-334.[BRAZIL] DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, [1978-84], ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO: RIO DE JANEIRO, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, 6 V. (RR1, RR2, RR25)ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1981, THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL, 3RD ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES [498] P. (PA8).ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1977, THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL, 2ND ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES [587] P. (RR3).MINING MAG., 1977, NICKEL (BRAZIL) V. 137, NO. 3.E1 + E2) ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO 1976