Minas Gerais
Past Producer

Gongo Socco Mine

Minas Gerais, Brazil
ManganeseSilverGoldPlatinumZirconiumCopperPalladium
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Silver, Gold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryZirconium, Copper, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formNARROW HANDS, SEAMS
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Rutile, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1826-1856
Identification
Deposit ID10103650
MRDS IDM045628
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-19.95443, -43.58478
References
LUMB, 1920, P. 53MILLER AND SINGEWALD, 1919, P. 156SCOTT, H.K., 1903, GOLD-FIELD MINAS GERAES, BRAZIL: P. 422GODOY & COELHO, 1947, RECURSOS MINERAIS5) QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG, STUTTGART, P. 1156) OLIVA E VIEIRA, 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA PLATINA: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BOLETIM 19, P. 37) HUSSAK, 1906, O PALLADIO E A PLATINA NO BRASIL:ANNAES DA ESCOLA DE MINAS DE OURO PRETO, NO. 8, P. 94