| Lat / long: | -17.21454, -46.87042 |
| Primary: | Gold |
| Secondary: | Silver |
| Ore: | Gold, Pyrite |
| Gangue: | Limonite, Quartz |
| Orebody form: | STREAKS AND LENSES |
| Discovery year: | 1734 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Unknown |
| Development status: | Producer |
| Production years: | PRODUCTION DATES FROM THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY |
| First production started: | 1987 |
| Host rock: | Paracatu Formation;Paracatu Formation;Paracatu Formation |
| Host type: | Phyllite,Sandstone |
| Associated rock: | Vazante Formation |
| Associated type: | Phyllite,Limestone,Dolomite |
| Alteration processes: | Phyllites Are Heavily Weathered And Oxidized |
| MRDS | TC00058 |
| DEP | 10056392 |
| Reference | {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.} |
| Reporter | Page, Norman J., Bolm, Karen S. |