Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite,Iron Formation · Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
Associated rockPhyllite · Batatal Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series;Moe Da Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series
StructureOuro Fino Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10084862
MRDS IDW700080
Alternate namesOuro Fino South
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.18692, -43.617
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1985, V. 186, NO. 11, P. 53, 57.GUIMARAES, P.F., MASSAHUD, J.S., DE VIVEIROS, J.F.M., 1986, A MINA DE FERRO DE CAPANEMA, NA PARTE CENTRAL DO QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 97-102.MAXWELL, C.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALEGRIA DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-S, 72P.GUIMARAES AND OTHERS (1986).ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL (1985). GUIMARAES AND OTHERS (1986).