Mine detail: Morro Do Ouro

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Location: Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -17.21454, -46.87042
dep_id: 10056392
mrds_id: TC00058
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Limonite, Quartz
orebody_fm: STREAKS AND LENSES
alteration: Phyllites Are Heavily Weathered And Oxidized
Reporter: Page, Norman J., Bolm, Karen S.
hrock_unit: Paracatu Formation;Paracatu Formation;Paracatu Formation
hrock_type: Phyllite,Sandstone
arock_unit: Vazante Formation
arock_type: Phyllite,Limestone,Dolomite
Year first produced: 1987
disc_yr: 1734
prod_yrs: PRODUCTION DATES FROM THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY
discr: Prospectors
References:
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 1988, MORRO DO OURO--RT* NEW LOW-GRADE GOLD MINE IN BRAZIL: V. 159, NO. 4, P. 256-263.
  • Deposit:: SKILLINGS, D.N., JR., 1988, CVRD EXPANDING ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF FAZENDA BRASILEIRO GOLD MINE IN BAHIA TO 6 METRIC TONS: SKILLING*MINING REVIEW, AUGUST 20, 1988, P. 4-7.
  • Deposit:: ZINI, A., FORLIM, R., ANDREAZZN, P., AND DE SOUZA, A., 1988, DEPOSITO DE OURO DO MORRO DO OURO, PARACATU, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 478-489.
  • Production:: MINING MAGAZINE, 1988, P. 256.
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