Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formBEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Minas Series
Associated rockGranite
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 production1953
Discovery year1803
Identification
Deposit ID10111250
MRDS IDW026219
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.09749, -44.13229
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. C 1 - C 110.SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 B, FERTECO MINERACAO: SKILLINGS MINING REV., V. 62 , NO. 24 , P. 1 , 10 - 13 , 16 - 18ALVARADO, B., 1970 ; SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 B