Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
Associated rockQuartzite · Nova Lima Group, Rio Das Velhas Series;Caraca Group, Minas Series;Piracica Group, Minas Series
StructureFold Nose Of Assymetric Syncline With Ne Trending Axis.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10084865
MRDS IDW700083
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.63028, -43.26672
References
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1985, V. 186, NO. 11, P. 56.DORR AND OTHERS, 1963, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 341-C, P. 94-95.V. DE MELO, M.T., BORBA, R.R., COELHO, W.A., 1986, O DISTRITO FERRIFERO DE ITABIRA: MINAS DO CAUE, CONCEICAO, DOIS CORREGOS, PERIQUITO, ONCA, CHACRINHA E ESMERIL, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERIAS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRAISLIA, V. II, P. 7-28.V. DE MELO AND OTHERS (1986).DORR AND OTHERS, 1963; ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1985