Mine detail: Morro Do Vento

Previously called 'Gomes Costa AditMain Reef'

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Location

Lat / long:

-11.26475, -40.52087

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Uranium
Ore:	Gold, Pyrite, Uraninite
Gangue:	Biotite, Chlorite, Chromite, Quartz, Sericite
Discovery year:	1700

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Placer
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Serra Do Corrego Formation, Jacobina Series
Host type:	Sandstone,Conglomerate
Structure:	Morro Do Vento Is A Fault Block Bounded On N, W, And S By Faults.

References

MRDS	TC40343
DEP	10065236
Reference	{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.}{Deposit:: WHITE, M.G., 1964, URANIUM AT MORRO DO VENTO, SERRA DE JACOBINA, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-A, P. A1-A18.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: WHITE (1964).}
Reporter	Page, Norman J.