Mine detail: Volta Grande

Previously called 'MeritaSaraivaCerro RicoDouradaAuroraValdo TeixeiraMato FeioCerritos Do Pires E Do Resende.'

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Location: Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -30.91404, -53.83241
dep_id: 10062050
mrds_id: TC35235
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Gold
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
Reporter: Lopez, Tony
hrock_unit: Marica Group
hrock_type: Andesite,Granite
References:
  • Deposit:: CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN: SCHOBBENHAUSS, C., D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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