Mine detail: Sao Francisco

Previously called 'Fazenda Sao Francisco, Mina Sao Francisco, Mina Morro PeladoVeins: Sao Francisco, Americano'

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Location: Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -6.18139, -36.28221
dep_id: 10061735
mrds_id: TC34684
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Galena, Gold, Molybdenite
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Serido Formation
hrock_type: Schist
Year first produced: 1942
disc_yr: 1942
discr: Prospectors
References:
  • Deposit:: CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419.
  • Deposit:: DE FERNAN, A., 1988, MINA DE OURO DE SAO FRANCISCO, CURRAIS NOVAS, RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 589-595.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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