Mine detail: Espirito Santo

Previously called 'Part of Raposos Mines'

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Location: Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -19.96305, -43.82117
dep_id: 10064785
mrds_id: TC39280
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
gangue: Magnetite, Quartz
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Nova Lima
hrock_type: Iron Formation
Year first produced: 1910
References:
  • Deposit:: VIEIRA, F.W.R., AND OLIVEIRA, G.A.I. DE, 1988, GEOLOGIA DO DISTRITO AURIFERO DE NOVA LIMA, MINAS GERAIS: PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, EDS., P. 378-391.
  • Deposit:: GAIR, J.E., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NOVA LIMA AND RIO ACIMA QUADRANGLES, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-A, 67 P.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: GAIR (1962); VIEIRA AND OTHERS (1988)
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