Mine detail: Joao Belo

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Location: Bahia, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -11.29892, -40.52449
dep_id: 10065235
mrds_id: TC40342
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Serra Do Corrego Formation, Jacobina Series
hrock_type: Sandstone,Conglomerate
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1700
References:
  • Deposit:: MOLINARI, L., AND SCARPELLI, W., 1988, DEPOSITOS DE OURO DE JACOBINA, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, ED. SCHOBBENHAUS, C., AND COELHO, C.E.S., V.3, P. 463-478.
  • Deposit:: COX, D.P., 1967, REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE JACOBINA AURIFEROUS CONGLOMERATE, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 62, NO. 6, P. 773-780.
  • Deposit:: LEO, G.W., COX, D.P., AND CARVALHO, J.P.P., 1964, GEOLOGIA DA PARTE SUL DU SERRA DE JACOBINA, BAHIA, BRASIL: MINISTERIO MINAS E ENERGIA DEPT. NACIONAL PRODUCAO MINERAL, BOLETIM 209, 87P.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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